7-letter words containing n, i, s
- anguish — Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.
- animals — Plural form of animal.
- animism — the belief that natural objects, phenomena, and the universe itself have desires and intentions
- animist — A believer in animism.
- animose — Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.
- animous — Animose.
- aniseed — Aniseed is a substance made from the seeds of the anise plant. It is used as a flavouring in sweets, drinks, and medicine.
- anisole — a colourless pleasant-smelling liquid used as a solvent and vermicide and in perfume and flavouring. Formula: C6H5OCH3; relative density: 0.996; melting pt: –37.5°C; boiling pt: 155°C
- anodise — to coat (a metal, especially magnesium or aluminum) with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means.
- anoesis — a theoretical condition in which there is feeling without understanding
- anoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anoint.
- anomies — a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anopsia — a defect in vision, whether partial or total
- anosmia — loss of the sense of smell, usually as the result of a lesion of the olfactory nerve, disease in another organ or part, or obstruction of the nasal passages
- anosmic — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- ansible — (science fiction) A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.
- ansonia — a city in SW Connecticut.
- antibes — a port and resort in SE France, on the Mediterranean: an important Roman town. Pop: 76 925 (2006)
- anticks — Plural form of antick.
- antisag — designed to prevent sagging
- antisex — opposed to human sexual activity
- antispy — Countering or opposing spies; antiespionage.
- antisub — (informal) antisubmarine.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- anywise — in any way or manner; at all
- aquinas — Saint Thomas. 1225–74, Italian theologian, scholastic philosopher, and Dominican friar, whose works include Summa contra Gentiles (1259–64) and Summa Theologiae (1267–73), the first attempt at a comprehensive theological system. Feast day: Jan 28
- arcsine — the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2), the sine of which is that argument: the inverse of the sine function
- arising — to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
- arsenic — Arsenic is a very strong poison which can kill people.
- arsines — Plural form of arsine.
- artisan — An artisan is someone whose job requires skill with their hands.
- ascians — Plural form of ascian.
- ash bin — a dustbin
- ashanti — an administrative region of central Ghana: former native kingdom, suppressed by the British in 1900 after four wars. Capital: Kumasi. Pop: 3 187 607 (2000). Area: 24 390 sq km (9417 sq miles)
- asimina — (US, dated) The pawpaw (Asimina triloba), a fruit-bearing plant.
- asinico — an idiot or a fool
- asinine — If you describe something or someone as asinine, you mean that they are very foolish.
- aspirin — Aspirin is a mild drug which reduces pain and fever.
- asquint — with a glance from the corner of the eye, esp a furtive one
- assigns — Plural form of assign.
- at sign — commercial at
- atonies — Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- attains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attain.
- audions — an early type of triode.
- aunties — Informal. aunt.
- awnings — Plural form of awning.
- bagnios — Plural form of bagnio.
- bagsing — Present participle of bags.
- bakings — Plural form of baking.
- bandies — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.