4-letter words containing n, i
- tine — a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ting — Samuel C(hao) C(hung) [chou choo ng] /tʃaʊ tʃʊŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1936, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- tint — a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- tiyn — a monetary unit of Kazakhstan, worth one-hundredth of a tenge
- toni — Anton [ahn-tohn] /ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), ("Toni") 1935–2009, Austrian skier.
- trin — three young born during one birth; triplets
- tsin — Chin (def 1).
- twin — either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- unci — any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, especially the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain.
- uni- — consisting of, relating to, or having only one
- unis — university.
- unit — a single thing or person.
- univ — Univ is a written abbreviation for university which is used especially in the names of universities.
- unix — (operating system) /yoo'niks/ (Or "UNIX", in the authors' words, "A weak pun on Multics") Plural "Unices". An interactive time-sharing operating system invented in 1969 by Ken Thompson after Bell Labs left the Multics project, originally so he could play games on his scavenged PDP-7. Dennis Ritchie, the inventor of C, is considered a co-author of the system. The turning point in Unix's history came when it was reimplemented almost entirely in C during 1972 - 1974, making it the first source-portable OS. Unix subsequently underwent mutations and expansions at the hands of many different people, resulting in a uniquely flexible and developer-friendly environment. By 1991, Unix had become the most widely used multi-user general-purpose operating system in the world. Many people consider this the most important victory yet of hackerdom over industry opposition (but see Unix weenie and Unix conspiracy for an opposing point of view). Unix is now offered by many manufacturers and is the subject of an international standardisation effort [called?]. Unix-like operating systems include AIX, A/UX, BSD, Debian, FreeBSD, GNU, HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, NEXTSTEP, OpenBSD, OPENSTEP, OSF, POSIX, RISCiX, Solaris, SunOS, System V, Ultrix, USG Unix, Version 7, Xenix. "Unix" or "UNIX"? Both seem roughly equally popular, perhaps with a historical bias toward the latter. "UNIX" is a registered trademark of The Open Group, however, since it is a name and not an acronym, "Unix" has been adopted in this dictionary except where a larger name includes it in upper case. Since the OS is case-sensitive and exists in many different versions, it is fitting that its name should reflect this.
- vain — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- vein — one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- vina — a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vine — any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- vino — wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- vint — to sell (wine)
- viny — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling vines: viny tendrils.
- wain — (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- whin — any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.
- wien — Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- wiln — (transitive, obsolete) To wish; desire.
- wind — the act of winding.
- wine — the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- wink — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
- winn — a penny
- wino — a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- wins — Windows Internet Naming Service
- winy — of, like, or characteristic of wine.
- xian — a province in N central China. 75,598 sq. mi. (195,799 sq. km). Capital: Xian.
- xing — (US) crossing.
- yins — Plural form of yin.
- yinz — (US, dialectal, especially, Pittsburgh, and, Appalachia) you (plural).
- yoni — (in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti. Compare lingam (def 2).
- zain — (archaic) A horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.
- zein — Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- zinc — Chemistry. a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells. Symbol: Zn; atomic weight: 65.37; atomic number: 30; specific gravity: 7.14 at 20°C.
- zine — fanzine.
- zing — vitality, animation, or zest.
- zink — Obsolete form of zinc.
- zino — (physics) The superpartner of the Z-boson.
- zins — Plural form of zin.
- zion — a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built (used to symbolize the city itself, especially as a religious or spiritual center).
- zlin — a city in SE Moravia, Czech Republic.
- zuni — a member of a group of North American Indians inhabiting the largest of the Indian pueblos, in western New Mexico.