11-letter words containing nis
- gallicanism — the movement or body of doctrines, chiefly associated with the Gallican church, advocating the restriction of papal authority in certain matters.
- galvanising — Present participle of galvanise.
- garnishment — Law. a warning, served on a third party to hold, subject to the court's direction, money or property belonging to a debtor who is being sued by a creditor. a summons to a third party to appear in litigation pending between a creditor and debtor.
- geobotanist — a person who studies geobotany
- glans penis — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- harmonising — Present participle of harmonise.
- harmonistic — pertaining to a harmonist or harmony.
- hegelianism — the philosophy of Hegel and his followers, characterized by the use of the Hegelian dialectic.
- hellenistic — pertaining to Hellenists.
- hesperornis — a toothed aquatic bird of the extinct genus Hesperornis, fossils of which are found in rocks of Cretaceous age in Kansas, having the rear legs modified for swimming and reaching a length of more than 4 feet (1.2 meters).
- histrionism — Histrionic behaviour.
- homogenised — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- hooliganism — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- howe, denis — Denis Howe
- hypocrinism — an abnormal condition caused by insufficient secretion from a gland, especially an endocrine gland.
- ichthyornis — an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
- illusionism — a technique of using pictorial methods in order to deceive the eye. Compare trompe l'oeil.
- illusionist — a conjurer or magician who creates illusions, as by sleight of hand.
- indigenised — to make indigenous.
- infusionism — the doctrine that the soul existed in a previous state and is infused into the body at conception or birth.
- isochronism — an isochronal character or action.
- janissaries — Plural form of janissary.
- jargonistic — the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
- keratinised — Simple past tense and past participle of keratinise.
- kittenishly — In a kittenish manner.
- larrikinism — (Australia, New Zealand) The behaviour of larrikins (hooligans); impertinent and disrespectful behaviour.
- lawn tennis — tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
- libertinism — libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.
- lionisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of lionization.
- londonistan — an informal name for London, as considered by some people as a base for radical Islamists
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- magnisonant — high-sounding.
- mandarinism — A government of mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.
- mandolinist — One who plays the mandolin.
- mannishness — The condition of being mannish; manliness or masculinity.
- masculinism — An ideology of masculinity; especially, an ideology opposed to, or opposed by, feminism.
- masculinist — Characterized by or denoting attitudes or values held to be typical of men.
- matronising — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- matt finish — a dull finish or surface, as opposed to a shiny one
- mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- melpomenish — Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
- menispermum — any of several tropical climbing plants of the genus Menispermum of the family Menispermaceae
- miniskirted — Wearing a miniskirt.
- ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- ministering — a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- ministerium — an organization of local ministers or religious leaders who work with other community leaders on social or educational programs.
- ministrants — Plural form of ministrant.
- ministrokes — Plural form of ministroke.
- miscegenist — advocating miscegenation