9-letter words containing ns
- khansamah — a native house steward or butler.
- kinswoman — a female relative.
- kinswomen — Plural form of kinswoman.
- klystrons — Plural form of klystron.
- kronstadt — a naval base in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on an island in the Gulf of Finland: fortress founded 1710.
- krumhorns — Plural form of krumhorn.
- kunstlied — an art song, especially as distinguished from a folk song.
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- lambskins — Plural form of lambskin.
- lansdowne — Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice [pet-ee-fits-mawr-is,, -mor-] /ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs,, -ˈmɒr-/ (Show IPA), 5th Marquis of, 1845–1927, British statesman: viceroy of India 1888–94, foreign secretary 1900–05.
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.
- larrikins — Plural form of larrikin.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- lavations — Plural form of lavation.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- lengthens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lengthen.
- lens hood — an extension piece fixed to a camera lens to shield it from a direct light source
- lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
- libations — Plural form of libation.
- licensees — Plural form of licensee.
- licensing — Grant a license to (someone or something) to permit the use of something or to allow an activity to take place.
- licensors — Plural form of licensor.
- licensure — the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.
- ligations — Plural form of ligation.
- lily pons — Lily [lil-ee;; French lee-lee] /ˈlɪl i;; French liˈli/ (Show IPA), 1904–76, U.S. operatic soprano, born in France.
- limekilns — Plural form of limekiln.
- linchpins — Plural form of linchpin.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- loanshark — Alternative spelling of loan shark.
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- locations — Plural form of location.
- lockdowns — Plural form of lockdown.
- locutions — Plural form of locution.
- logicians — Plural form of logician.
- longerons — Plural form of longeron.
- longhorns — Plural form of longhorn.
- lookdowns — Plural form of lookdown.
- lounsbury — Thomas Raynesford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1838–1915, U.S. linguist and educator.
- lunations — Plural form of lunation.
- luncheons — Plural form of luncheon.
- lynchpins — Plural form of lynchpin.
- macaroons — Plural form of macaroon.
- mackensen — August von [ou-goo st fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1945, German field marshal.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- magicians — Plural form of magician.
- mains gas — gas supplied to a building through pipes
- mains set — an appliance, such as a television or radio, that is powered by mains electricity
- mainsails — Plural form of mainsail.