10-letter words containing lis
- musicalise — (British spelling) To set (a text etc) to music.
- mutualised — Simple past tense and past participle of mutualise.
- mutualists — Plural form of mutualist.
- naturalise — Alternative spelling of naturalize.
- naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- naturalist — a person who studies or is an expert in natural history, especially a zoologist or botanist.
- necropolis — a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- neorealism — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of various movements in literature, art, etc., that are considered as a return to a more realistic style.
- neorealist — Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.
- neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutralism — the policy or advocacy of maintaining strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- neutralist — a person who advocates or adheres to a policy of strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- nihilistic — of or believing in nihilism, or the total rejection of established laws and institutions: An exhibition of nihilistic art—now there's an oxymoron!
- nominalise — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- nominalism — (in medieval philosophy) the doctrine that general or abstract words do not stand for objectively existing entities and that universals are no more than names assigned to them. Compare conceptualism, realism (def 5a).
- nominalist — An adherent of any of the various kinds of nominalism.
- nondualism — The belief that dualism or dichotomy are illusory phenomena; that things such as mind and body may remain distinct while not actually being separate.
- nondualist — One who rejects dualism.
- normalised — normalisation
- normaliser — Alternative spelling of normalizer.
- novelistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of novels.
- odalisques — Plural form of odalisque.
- palisander — Brazilian rosewood.
- partialism — a theory or view that does not take into account all the facts
- partialist — a person who is partial
- party list — of or relating to a system of voting in which people vote for a party rather than for a candidate. Parties are assigned the number of seats which reflects their share of the vote
- patrialise — to make patrial, one with a legal right to enter and stay in the UK
- patrialism — (in Britain formerly) the policy regarding conferment of patrial status
- pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
- pergelisol — permafrost.
- persepolis — an ancient capital of Persia: its imposing ruins are in S Iran, about 30 miles (48 km) NE of Shiraz.
- petrópolis — a city in SE Brazil, north of Rio de Janeiro: resort. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)
- philistian — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- philistine — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- polish off — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- populistic — a member of the People's party.
- portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
- power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
- prepublish — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- price list — a list giving the prices of items for sale.
- prize list — a list of winners of a prize or prizes
- publishers — a publishing company
- publishing — the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals: He plans to go into publishing after college.
- pugilistic — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- punch list — a list of unfinished matters that require attention.
- qabalistic — Alternative spelling of cabalistic.
- racialised — to impose a racial interpretation on; place in a racial context.
- radicalise — to make radical or more radical, as in politics: young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.