5-letter words containing ni
- ninth — next after the eighth; being the ordinal number for nine.
- ninty — Misspelling of ninety.
- ninus — the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- niobe — the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- niort — a department in W France. 2338 sq. mi. (6055 sq. km). Capital: Niort.
- niosh — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- nippy — chilly or cold: morning air that feels a bit nippy.
- niqab — A veil worn by some Muslim women in public, covering all of the face apart from the eyes.
- nirex — Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive
- nirly — shrivelled
- nisan — the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nisei — a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nishi — (sumo) the western side of the ring.
- nisus — an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- nitch — Misspelling of niche.
- niter — potassium nitrate.
- nites — Plural form of nite.
- nitid — bright; lustrous.
- niton — (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitr- — nitro-
- nitra — a city in W Slovakia, on the Nitra River: historic religious sites.
- nitre — potassium nitrate.
- nitro — Chemistry. containing the nitro group.
- nitry — nitrous; comprising nitre
- nitta — A tropical tree of the genus Parkia, having edible pods and seeds, especially Parkia filicoidea or Parkia biglobosa.
- nitti — Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- nitty — full of nits.
- nival — of or growing in snow: nival flora.
- niven — David. 1909–83, British film actor and author. His films include The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Casino Royale (1967), and Paper Tiger (1975). He wrote the autobiographical The Moon's a Balloon (1972) and Bring on the Empty Horses (1975)
- nivkh — an indigenous people of the Soviet Far East, now living mainly in scattered communities on the lower Amur River and Sakhalin Island.
- nixed — nothing.
- nixer — (Irish, slang) A job or income which is taken in addition to one's normal employment, generally at evenings or weekends. Originally implied that payment was not declared for taxation, but now refers to any work that is not part of one's regular job.
- nixes — nothing.
- nixie — a female water spirit.
- nixon — Richard M(ilhous) [mil-hous] /ˈmɪl haʊs/ (Show IPA), 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).
- nizam — the title of the ruler of Hyderabad from the beginning of the 18th century to 1950.
- oaniu — Onitsha Ado National Improvement Union
- omani — of or relating to Oman or its people.
- omni- — all or everywhere
- onion — a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- onium — (chemistry) any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families.
- ornis — an avifauna.
- panic — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- panim — a heathen or pagan
- penis — the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- penni — an aluminum coin of Finland until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a markka.
- punic — of or relating to the ancient Carthaginians.
- ranid — belonging or pertaining to the frog family Ranidae, characterized by smooth, moist skin and semiaquatic habits.
- reni- — kidney or kidneys
- renin — a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.