13-letter words containing nin
- leonine verse — a form of verse, based upon an earlier Latin form, with a rhyme scheme that requires the last word in a line to rhyme with the word just before a caesura or with a word near the middle of the line.
- leptomeninges — The inner two meninges, the arachnoid and the pia mater, between which circulates the cerebrospinal fluid.
- lightning bug — firefly.
- lightning rod — a rodlike conductor installed to divert lightning away from a structure by providing a direct path to the ground.
- like ninepins — If you say that people or things are going down like ninepins, you mean that large numbers of them are suddenly becoming ill, collapsing, or doing very badly.
- meaninglessly — In a meaningless manner; nonsensically.
- meningococcal — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or caused by meningococci.
- meningococcic — relating to, or caused by, the meningococcus bacterium
- meningococcus — a reniform or spherical bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.
- moneyspinning — earning money or making a profit
- morning after — a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- morning dress — formal daytime apparel for men, including striped pants, a cutaway, and a silk hat.
- morning glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- morning paper — a paper published the night before for distribution in the morning (as opposed to an evening paper)
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- morning-glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- mourning band — a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning
- mourning dove — variety of pigeon
- mule spinning — a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.
- nincompoopery — a fool or simpleton.
- nine-to-fiver — of, relating to, or during the workday, especially the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when offices are characteristically open for business: the nine-to-five grind.
- ninety-eighth — next after the ninety-seventh; being the ordinal number for 98.
- ninety-fourth — next after the ninety-third; being the ordinal number for 94.
- ninety-second — next after the ninety-first; being the ordinal number for 92.
- nonincidental — happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
- nonincreasing — not increasing.
- nonindigenous — Not indigenous; not native to an area.
- nonindividual — an entity that is not an individual
- nonindulgence — Lack of indulgence.
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- noninfectious — (of a disease or disease-causing organism) not liable to be transmitted through the environment.
- noninstalment — (of a loan) not payable in instalments
- noninsulation — Absence of insulation; failure to insulate.
- nonintegrated — not integrated, lacking integration
- nonintoxicant — a substance that is not an intoxicant
- noninvasively — In a noninvasive manner.
- nonmeaningful — Not meaningful.
- nonsustaining — Not sustaining; having an end.
- oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- on cloud nine — blissfully happy
- open learning — a system of further education on a flexible part-time basis
- opening hours — Opening hours are the times during which a shop, bank, library, or bar is open for business.
- opening night — the first performance of a theatrical attraction, taking place in the evening: The audience was full of celebrities on opening night.
- over-planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- overburdening — Present participle of overburden.
- peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- pennine chain — a range of hills in N England, extending from the S Midlands to the Cheviot Hills.
- pertaining to — having to do with
- phenylalanine — a crystalline, water-soluble, essential amino acid, C 6 H 5 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, necessary to the nutrition of humans and most animals, obtained chiefly from egg white or skim milk. Symbol: F. Abbreviation: Phe;