6-letter words containing n, i
- antrim — a historical county of NE Northern Ireland, famous for the Giant's Causeway on the N coast: in 1973 it was replaced for administrative purposes by the districts of Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Larne, Moyle, Newtownabbey, and parts of Belfast and Lisburn. Area: 3100 sq km (1200 sq miles)
- anubis — a deity, a son of Osiris, who conducted the dead to judgment. He is represented as having a jackal's head and was identified by the Greeks with Hermes
- anuria — complete suppression of urine formation, often as the result of a kidney disorder
- anuric — having anuria
- anvils — Plural form of anvil.
- apeing — Present participle of ape.
- apneic — a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- aponia — The absence of pain considered as a state of spiritual serenity.
- aquino — Corazón, known as Cory. 1933–2009, Philippine stateswoman: president (1986–92)
- arabin — the essence of gum arabic, being a carbohydrate gum composed of hexoses and D-arabinose
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arcmin — 1⁄60 of a degree of an angle
- arcsin — 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
- ariane — Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- arisen — to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
- armani — Giorgio. born 1936, Italian fashion designer, noted for his restrained classical style
- arming — the act of taking arms or providing with arms
- arnica — any N temperate or arctic plant of the genus Arnica, typically having yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- aroint — to drive away
- aronia — A plant of the genus Aronia in the rose family, especially (in gardening) a chokeberry.
- arpino — Gerald (Peter) 1928–2008, U.S. choreographer.
- arshin — a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- arsine — a colourless poisonous gas used in the manufacture of organic compounds, to dope transistors, and as a military poisonous gas. Formula: AsH3
- arsino — having or comprising the radical AsH2
- ascian — a person who lives in the area between the tropics
- ashbin — Ashcan.
- ashine — in a shining manner
- asking — Present participle of ask.
- asonia — tone deafness.
- asprin — Misspelling of aspirin.
- assain — (obsolete): To heal or save.
- assign — If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
- aswing — in an oscillating or swinging manner
- atkins — Robert C. 1930–2003, US physician, cardiologist, and nutritionist. An advocate of complementary medicine, he devised a widely-used diet (the Atkins diet) based on controlled intake of carbohydrates for weight management and disease prevention
- atonia — a deficiency of usual or expected tone in the muscles
- atonic — (of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented
- attain — If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
- atwain — into two parts
- auding — the practice of listening to and processing spoken language in order to understand
- audion — an early type of triode.
- auntie — Someone's auntie is their aunt.
- austin — a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop: 672 011 (2003 est)
- auxins — Plural form of auxin.
- avania — (historical) A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate.
- avanti — forward! let's go!
- avenir — the future or time to come
- avians — Plural form of avian.
- avidin — a protein, found in egg-white, that combines with biotin to form a stable compound that cannot be absorbed, leading to a biotin deficiency in the consumer
- aweing — Present participle of awe.
- awning — An awning is a piece of material attached to a caravan or building which provides shelter from the rain or sun.