9-letter words containing n, o
- adnominal — a word modifying a noun
- adon olam — a liturgical prayer or hymn expressing the faith of Israel in God, often sung in unison usually at the close of a service.
- adoptions — Plural form of adoption.
- adorating — Present participle of adorate.
- adoration — Adoration is a feeling of great admiration and love for someone or something.
- adorement — (obsolete) The act of adoring; adoration.
- adoringly — to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adornment — An adornment is something that is used to make a person or thing more beautiful.
- adsorbant — Adsorbent.
- adsorbent — capable of adsorption
- adsorbing — Present participle of adsorb.
- adulation — Adulation is uncritical admiration and praise of someone or something.
- advection — the transference of heat energy in a horizontal stream of gas, esp of air
- adversion — (obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
- aepyornis — any of the large extinct flightless birds of the genus Aepyornis, remains of which have been found in Madagascar
- aerobiont — an organism that requires oxygen to survive
- aerogenic — producing gas, as certain bacteria.
- aeromancy — the interpretation of the weather and atmospheric conditions to foretell the future
- aeronauts — A traveler in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.
- aeronomer — a scientist who studies the upper atmosphere of planets
- aeronomic — of or relating to the study of the upper atmosphere
- aerophone — any musical instrument in which sound is produced by air vibrations
- aeroplane — An aeroplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through the air.
- aerotrain — a high-speed train driven by a fan jet engine
- affection — If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
- afflation — the inspiration or influence of someone or something
- affluxion — a streaming or flowing towards something
- affording — to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can't afford another drought.
- affronted — experiencing an insult
- affrontee — having faces or fronts towards each other
- affronter — Someone who affronts.
- aflatoxin — a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus growing on peanuts, maize, etc, causing liver disease (esp cancer) in man
- aforehand — beforehand; in advance
- afternoon — The afternoon is the part of each day which begins at lunchtime and ends at about six o'clock.
- agamemnon — a king of Mycenae who led the Greeks at the siege of Troy. On his return home he was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus
- agincourt — a battle fought in 1415 near the village of Azincourt, N France: a decisive victory for English longbowmen under Henry V over French forces vastly superior in number
- agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- agnathous — (esp of lampreys and hagfishes) lacking jaws
- agnolotti — a dish of small pasta shaped like half moons and usually filled with tortellini stuffing: boiled and served in broth or with a sauce.
- agnostics — Plural form of agnostic.
- agonising — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- agonistes — a person enduring an inner struggle
- agonistic — striving for effect; strained
- agonizing — Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain.
- agreation — the procedure followed by a government for determining the acceptability to a foreign government of a proposed envoy.
- agrigento — a town in Italy, in SW Sicily: site of six Greek temples. Pop: 54 619 (2001)
- agromania — an abnormal desire to live alone, especially in an isolated area.
- agronomic — the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
- aguinaldo — Emilio [e-mee-lyaw] /ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1869–1964, Filipino leader during the Spanish-American war: opposed to U.S. occupation.
- air-bound — stopped up by air.