9-letter words containing ni
- linenized — made or finished to resemble the texture of linen cloth.
- liniments — Plural form of liniment.
- linishing — an object or surface which has been made smooth and polished through the process of linishing
- linolenic — Of or pertaining to linolenic acid or its derivatives.
- lionising — Present participle of lionise.
- lionizing — Present participle of lionize.
- listening — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- lithuania — a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic: an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,174 sq. mi. (65,200 sq. km). Capital: Vilnius.
- logomania — Great enthusiasm for words.
- loliginid — any member of the squid family Loliginidae, having an elongated conical body and partially retractable tentacles.
- londinium — the Latin name for London when it was a Roman city
- looniness — The state or condition of being loony; craziness, lunacy.
- loosening — Present participle of loosen.
- loudening — Present participle of louden.
- lumpenism — Lumpen beliefs or behaviour.
- lunisolar — pertaining to or based upon the relations or joint action of the moon and the sun.
- lunitidal — pertaining to the part of the tidal movement dependent upon the moon.
- lusitania — (italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- luteinize — to produce corpora lutea in.
- lutenists — Plural form of lutenist.
- lysogenic — harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.
- macaronic — composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings.
- maccaroni — macaroni.
- macedonia — Also, Macedon [mas-i-don] /ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn/ (Show IPA). an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.
- machinima — the process of making real-time animated films by utilizing the 3D graphics technology of computer games.
- machining — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- maddening — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- magnifico — a Venetian nobleman.
- magnified — Having been visually enlarged by the process of magnification.
- magnifier — a person or thing that magnifies.
- magnifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of magnify.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- maharanis — Plural form of maharani.
- maidenish — Resembling or characteristic of a maiden.
- make nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- make-nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- maligning — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malignity — the state or character of being malign; malevolence; intense ill will; spite.
- mammonish — Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.
- mammonism — the greedy pursuit of riches.
- mammonite — the greedy pursuit of riches.
- mammonize — To render mammonic, to cause to pursue great wealth.
- mancunian — a native or resident of Manchester, England.
- manganite — a gray to black mineral, hydrous manganese oxide, MnO(OH); gray manganese ore.
- manically — In a manic manner.
- manichean — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- manicheus — Manes.
- manicotti — a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.