8-letter words containing ni
- ammonite — any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Ammonoidea, which were common in Mesozoic times and generally had a coiled partitioned shell. Their closest modern relative is the pearly nautilus
- ammonium — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group NH4– or the ion NH4+
- amnionic — Amniotic.
- amniotes — Plural form of amniote.
- amniotic — of or relating to the amnion
- anadenia — deficient glandular activity.
- anamonic — A mnemonic used for recalling lists of words, particularly in Scrabble, consisting of a \"stem\" of base letters and an accompanying phrase, each of whose letters can combine with the stem to form an anagram of a word.
- anianiau — a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxops parva, occurring in the high forests of Kauai.
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- aniconic — (of images of deities, symbols, etc) not portrayed in a human or animal form
- animalia — the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals.
- animalic — relating to animals
- animally — in a physical manner or from the point of view of the anima
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- animater — animator
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- animatic — an initial edition or forerunner of a film, often a commercial, which contains a sequence of storyboard shots accompanied by a soundtrack
- animator — An animator is a person who makes films by means of animation.
- animists — Plural form of animist.
- aniridia — the absence of an iris, due to a congenital condition or an injury
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed
- annigoni — Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro). 1910–88, Italian painter; noted esp for his portraits of President Kennedy (1961) and Queen Elizabeth II (1955 and 1970)
- anniston — a city in E Alabama.
- anodynic — relating to the soothing or alleviating of pain
- antonius — Marcus (ˈmɑːkəs)
- aphanite — any fine-grained rock, such as a basalt, containing minerals that cannot be distinguished with the naked eye
- apimania — an extreme enthusiasm for bees
- arachnid — any terrestrial chelicerate arthropod of the class Arachnida, characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs. The group includes the spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen
- arancini — (in Italian cookery) a dish consisting of balls of rice stuffed with a savoury filling, coated in breadcrumbs and fried
- arcanist — a person with secret knowledge of a manufacturing technique
- arginine — an essential amino acid of plant and animal proteins, necessary for nutrition and for the production of excretory urea
- arianism — the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God
- armenian — a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere
- arminian — denoting, relating to, or believing in the Christian Protestant doctrines of Jacobus Arminius, published in 1610, which rejected absolute predestination and insisted that the sovereignty of God is compatible with free will in man. These doctrines deeply influenced Wesleyan and Methodist theology
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- armonica — a glass harmonica, being a musical instrument of the 18th century consisting of a set of glass bowls of graduated pitches, played by rubbing the fingers over the moistened rims or by a keyboard mechanism
- arsenide — a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- arsonist — An arsonist is a person who deliberately sets fire to a building or vehicle.
- aryanize — (in Nazi ideology) to purge (politics and society) of all non-Aryan elements or people; make characteristically Aryan
- ascanius — the son of Aeneas and Creusa; founder of Alba Longa, mother city of Rome
- asnieres — a suburb of Paris, France, on the Seine. Pop: 82 720 (2006)
- asplenia — Absence of normal spleen function.
- assinine — Alternative spelling of asinine.
- asthenia — an abnormal loss of strength; debility
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- astonied — stunned; dazed
- astonish — If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- at night — If it is a particular time at night, it is during the time when it is dark and is before midnight.
- atechnic — a person who has no technical or scientific ability or understanding