14-letter words containing ni
- antihumanistic — being opposed to humanism
- antimonic acid — antimony pentoxide.
- antimoniferous — Containing or producing antimony.
- antiphonically — in an antiphonal or antiphonic manner
- antiquarianism — pertaining to antiquaries or to the study of antiquities.
- antiuniversity — a group or institution which disregards the established traditions or practices of university education
- antoninus pius — 86–161 ad, emperor of Rome (138–161); adopted son and successor of Hadrian
- arabian nights — Thea collection of ancient tales from Arabia, India, Persia, etc.
- architectonics — the science of architecture
- arthroconidium — A kind of asexual fungal spore, typically produced by segmentation of pre-existing fungal hyphae.
- associationism — a theory that all mental activity is based on connections between basic mental events, such as sensations and feelings
- associationist — a person who is a member of a group or organization
- asynchronicity — (uncountable) The state of being asynchronous.
- asynchronistic — Not synchronistic.
- at knife-point — under threat of being stabbed
- attitudinizing — the assumption of an affected attitude
- autoionization — the process in which spontaneous decay of excited atoms or molecules results in emission of electrons, rather than photons
- ball lightning — a luminous electrically charged ball occasionally seen during electrical storms
- balto-slavonic — a hypothetical subfamily of Indo-European languages consisting of Baltic and Slavonic. It is now generally believed that similarities between them result from geographical proximity rather than any special relationship
- bamboo turning — turning of spindles and framing members to simulate the jointing of bamboo.
- base community — (especially in South America) a group of people taking part in religious devotions and Bible study, who seek to apply this in their socioeconomic and political situation.
- basic training — Basic training is the training that someone receives when they first join the armed forces.
- bead lightning — lightning in which the intensity appears to vary along the path and which thus resembles a string of beads.
- benign neglect — If you describe someone's approach to a problem as one of benign neglect, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing nothing and hoping that the problem will solve itself.
- bernicle goose — barnacle goose
- bibliomaniacal — relating to a bibliomaniac
- bikini bottoms — the part of a bikini worn over the groin
- bioelectronics — a branch of electronics that deals with electronic devices, implants, etc. used in medicine and biological research
- black as night — totally dark
- black selenium — an allotropic form of selenium occurring as a black, amorphous, water-insoluble, light-sensitive powder: used chiefly in photoelectric cells.
- blanket finish — a finish so close that a blanket would cover all the contestants involved
- blood spinning — a medical treatment, a use for which is the healing of sports-related injuries, that involves removing the platelet cells from the patient’s blood sample then injecting them into the injured area in order to speed recovery
- bobbin turning — turning of furniture legs, stretchers, etc., to resemble a continuous row of bobbins.
- body mechanics — body exercises that are intended to improve one's posture, stamina, poise, etc.
- boon companion — a close and constant friend
- botanic garden — a place in which plants are grown, studied, and exhibited
- bottle turning — the turning of the legs of chairs, tables, etc., in manufacturing to give certain sections an ornamental, bottlelike form.
- brandy snifter — snifter (def 1).
- britannia coin — any of four British gold coins introduced in 1987 for investment purposes; their denominations are £100, £50, £25, and £10
- brownie guider — the adult leader of a pack of Brownie Guides
- brownie points — a credit toward advancement or good standing gained especially by currying favor.
- bubonic plague — Bubonic plague is a serious infectious disease spread by rats. It killed many people during the Middle Ages.
- bunching onion — a multistemmed onion plant resembling the scallion that does not form a real bulb, used in Asian cookery.
- call screening — a facility that plays an announcement and records messages, enabling the person called to decide whether or not to answer the call
- calumniousness — Calumny.
- canicola fever — an acute febrile disease of humans and dogs, characterized by inflammation of the stomach and intestines and by jaundice: caused by a spirochete, Leptospira canicola.
- canonical hour — one of the seven prayer times appointed for each day by canon law
- canonical name — (CNAME) A host's official name as opposed to an alias. The official name is the first hostname listed for its Internet address in the hostname database, /etc/hosts or the Network Information Service (NIS) map hosts.byaddr ("hosts" for short). A host with multiple network interfaces may have more than one Internet address, each with its own canonical name (and zero or more aliases). You can find a host's canonical name using nslookup if you say set querytype=CNAME and then type a hostname.
- cape peninsula — (in South Africa) the peninsula and the part of the mainland on which Cape Town and most of its suburbs are located
- carnival glass — a colorful iridescent pressed glassware popular in the U.S. in the early 20th century.