11-letter words containing ni
- bourgeoning — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- boutonniere — a flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole, as of a lapel
- bowie knife — a stout hunting knife with a short hilt and a guard for the hand
- box cornice — a hollow cornice of boards and moldings nailed to rafters and lookouts.
- brahminical — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- bread knife — a knife designed or suitable for slicing bread, as one having a wavy or saw-toothed blade.
- burning out — to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate.
- burnishment — the act or process of burnishing
- burns night — (in Scotland) 25 January, the traditional date for holding a celebratory meal (Burns supper) in honour of Robert Burns
- byzantinism — caesaropapism, especially before the Great Schism of 1054.
- byzantinist — an authority on or student of the history and culture of the Byzantine Empire.
- cacodemonic — relating to cacodemons
- cacophonies — Plural form of cacophony.
- caesalpinia — designating a family (Caesalpiniaceae) of leguminous trees and shrubs, including the Kentucky coffee tree
- calcimining — Present participle of calcimine.
- californian — of or relating to California or its inhabitants
- californite — vesuvianite jade.
- californium — a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.)
- calisthenic — Of, or relating to calisthenics.
- calumniated — Simple past tense and past participle of calumniate.
- calumniates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate.
- calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- calypsonian — a performer or writer of calypsos
- cameroonian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Republic of Cameroon or its inhabitants
- campaigning — Military. military operations for a specific objective. Obsolete. the military operations of an army in the field for one season.
- campaniform — shaped like a bell
- canadianism — the Canadian national character or spirit
- canadianize — to make Canadian in character.
- caniapiscau — a river in NE Quebec, Canada, flowing NW to the Larch River (Mélèzes) 575 miles (925 km) long.
- canis major — a constellation in the S hemisphere close to Orion, containing Sirius, the brightest star in the sky
- canis minor — a small constellation in the N hemisphere close to Orion, containing the first magnitude star Procyon
- canisterise — to put into canisters
- canisterize — to put into canisters
- cannibalise — to subject to cannibalism.
- cannibalism — If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people.
- cannibalize — If you cannibalize something, you take it to pieces and use it to make something else.
- canonically — pertaining to, established by, or conforming to a canon or canons.
- capricornia — the regions of Australia in the tropic of Capricorn
- carabiniere — an Italian national policeman
- carabinieri — a member of the Italian national police force, organized as a military unit and charged with maintaining public security and order as well as assisting local police.
- caravanning — Caravanning is the activity of having a holiday in a caravan.
- carbonizing — Present participle of carbonize.
- cardiodynia — pain in the heart region.
- cardiogenic — originating in the heart, or resulting from a disorder of the heart
- cardiotonic — having a positive effect on cardiac function
- carillonist — a carillonneur
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnificial — relating to or belonging to an executioner or butcher
- carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.