8-letter words containing n, i, s
- brancusi — Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms
- brandeis — ˈLouis Demˌbitz (ˈdɛmˌbɪts ) ; demˈbitsˌ) 1856-1941; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1916-39)
- brandise — a trivet
- brandish — If you brandish something, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way.
- brasilin — brazilin
- brigands — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- brindisi — a port in SE Italy, in SE Apulia: important naval base in Roman times and a centre of the Crusades in the Middle Ages. Pop: 89 081 (2001)
- brisance — the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive
- brisbane — a port in E Australia, the capital of Queensland: founded in 1824 as a penal settlement; vast agricultural hinterland. Pop: 2 189 878 (2013)
- brisking — quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.
- brisling — another name for a sprat, esp a Norwegian sprat seasoned, smoked, and canned in oil
- brownish — Something that is brownish is slightly brown in colour.
- brownist — a person who supported the principles of church government advocated by Robert Browne and adopted in modified form by the Independents or Congregationalists
- browsing — to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft vegetation).
- bruising — If someone has bruising on their body, they have bruises on it.
- bsd unix — Berkeley Software Distribution
- buckskin — Buckskin is soft, strong leather made from the skin of a deer or a goat.
- buginese — a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern part of Sulawesi.
- burinist — a person who works with a burin
- burnside — land along the side of a burn
- bursicon — a hormone, produced by the insect brain, that regulates processes associated with ecdysis, such as darkening of the cuticle
- bursting — If a place is bursting with people or things, it is full of them.
- bus line — the route of a bus or buses.
- bushline — an airline that flies over sparsely inhabited territory to serve isolated settlements.
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- buskined — relating to tragic drama
- bustline — the shape or size of a woman's bust
- bustling — to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast.
- byronism — of or relating to Lord Byron.
- c (ansi) — ANSI C
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- cairenes — (sometimes lowercase) of or relating to Cairo, Egypt.
- caissons — Plural form of caisson.
- cakiness — the state of being cakey
- calfskin — Calfskin shoes and clothing are made from the skin of a calf.
- callings — Plural form of calling.
- campinas — a city in SE Brazil, in São Paulo state: centre of a rich agricultural region, producing esp coffee. Pop: 2 640 000 (2005 est)
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- canalise — (British spelling) To convert a river or other waterway into a canal.
- canaries — Plural form of canary.
- canistel — an evergreen tree, Pouteria campechiana, that is native to Central America and the West Indies
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
- canities — greyness or whiteness of hair
- cannabis — Cannabis is the hemp plant when it is used as a drug.
- cannolis — Plural form of cannoli.
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canonise — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonist — a specialist in canon law
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.