8-letter words starting with ni
- niarchos — Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- nibblers — Plural form of nibbler.
- nibbling — to bite off small bits.
- nibelung — any of a race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure captured by Siegfried.
- niblicks — Plural form of niblick.
- niblings — Plural form of nibling.
- nice and — pleasingly
- nice one — expressing congratulations or admiration
- niceness — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- niceties — a delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol.
- nichiren — (Zennichi; Zenshobo Rencho) 1222–82, Japanese Buddhist monk: founder of Nichiren Buddhism.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nichrome — An alloy of nickel with chromium (10 to 20 percent) and sometimes iron (up to 25 percent), used chiefly in high-temperature applications such as electrical heating elements.
- nickeled — Simple past tense and past participle of nickel.
- nickelic — of or containing nickel, especially in the trivalent state.
- nickered — neigh.
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- nicknack — an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
- nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.
- nicolson — Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).
- nicotian — the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum; tobacco itself
- nicotine — a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 1 0 H 1 4 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- nidation — implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.
- nidorous — (literary) Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
- niemeyer — Oscar, 1907–2012, Brazilian architect.
- nieveful — a fistful, the quantity that may be contained in a closed fist
- niffnaff — a trifle, knick-knack, or petty detail
- niflheim — a place of eternal cold, darkness, and fog, ruled over by Hel: abode of those who die of illness or old age.
- nigerian — a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- nigerien — a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- niggards — Plural form of niggard.
- niggling — petty; trivial; inconsequential: to quibble about a niggling difference in terminology.
- nighness — The quality or state of being nigh, or near.
- nightcap — Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
- nighters — Plural form of nighter.
- nighties — Plural form of nightie.
- nightjar — a nocturnal European bird, Caprimulgus europaeus, of the family Caprimulgidae, having a short bill and a wide mouth and feeding on insects captured in the air.
- nightowl — a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk.
- nigrosin — any of the class of deep blue or black dyes obtained by the oxidation of aniline, used as coloring agents in inks and shoe polishes and for dyeing leather, wood, textiles, and furs.
- nihilism — total rejection of established laws and institutions.
- nihilist — total rejection of established laws and institutions.
- nihility — nothingness; nonexistence.
- nihonium — a highly radioactive element, of which only a few atoms have ever been produced. Symbol: Nh; atomic no: 113; atomic wt: 286
- nijinsky — Vaslav or Waslaw [vah-sluh f] /ˈvɑ sləf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1950, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer.
- nijmegen — a city in the E Netherlands, on the Waal River: peace treaty 1678.
- nim tree — neem (def 2).
- nimblest — Superlative form of nimble.
- nimbuses — Plural form of nimbus.
- nimbyism — The ideology of a nimby, often used pejoratively.
- nimwegen — German name of Nijmegen.
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