9-letter words containing ni
- asininely — In an asinine manner; very irrationally.
- asininity — the quality or state of being asinine; stupidity
- asplenium — any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- assigning — Present participle of assign.
- athenians — Plural form of Athenian.
- atonicity — lack of tone; atony.
- atoningly — in an expiating manner
- attaining — to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one's goals.
- attornies — Plural form of attorny.
- austenite — a solid solution of carbon in face-centred-cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723°C
- austinite — (rare, mineral) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
- autogenic — Self-produced.
- auxotonic — (of muscle contraction) occurring against increasing force
- awakening — the start of a feeling or awareness in a person
- baboonish — resembling a baboon
- babylonia — the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia: a great empire from about 2200–538 bc, when it was conquered by the Persians
- back nine — the holes of a golf course numbered 10 through 18, regarded as a unit
- balanitis — inflammation of the glans penis, usually due to infection
- balconied — That has a balcony attached.
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- balkanise — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanism — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanize — to divide (a territory) into small warring states
- ballotini — small glass beads used in reflective paints
- banishing — Present participle of banish.
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
- base unit — any of the fundamental units in a system of measurement. The base SI units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole
- bassanite — (mineral) A saline evaporite, consisting of calcium sulphate, found at Vesuvius.
- bathonian — of or relating to Bath
- battening — to thrive by feeding; grow fat.
- bauhinias — Plural form of bauhinia.
- beaconing — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beckoning — a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, summons, indicates agreement, or the like.
- beelining — Present participle of beeline.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- behmenism — Boehmenism.
- behmenist — Boehmenist.
- belemnite — any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Belemnoidea, related to the cuttlefish
- beni suef — city in NE Egypt, on the Nile: pop. 152,000
- beni-suef — a city in NW Egypt on the Nile River.
- benighted — If you describe people or the place where they live as benighted, you think they are unfortunate or do not know anything.
- benighter — a person who keeps others in darkness
- benignant — kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects
- benignity — the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
- benitoite — a rare mineral, barium titanium silicate, BaTiSi 3 O 9 , occurring in blue hexagonal crystals exhibiting dichroism.
- bentonite — a valuable clay, formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash, that swells as it absorbs water: used as a filler in the building, paper, and pharmaceutical industries
- berezniki — a city in E Russia: chemical industries. Pop: 169 000 (2005 est)
- bhikkhuni — a fully ordained Buddhist nun
- bhikshuni — a female bhikshu; nun.