9-letter words containing nis
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- meniscate — resembling a meniscus
- meniscoid — a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
- micronise — (British) To reduce in size often to micrometer scale.
- micronism — A theoretical microorganism living in the ice or under the surface of Jupiter's ice moon Europa.
- miniscule — minuscule.
- miniskirt — a very short skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending several inches above the knee.
- ministate — a small, independent nation.
- ministers — Plural form of minister.
- mnemonist — Someone able to perform feats of memory, especially by utilizing mnemonic techniques.
- modernise — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
- modernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- modernist — a person who follows or favors modern ways, tendencies, etc.
- moonishly — in a moonish manner
- mormonism — the popular name given to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- motionist — a person who proposes arguments and counter-arguments in a controversy
- nationism — (sociolinguistics) The practical concerns of running a nation, especially seen as divorced from emotional beliefs about national identity.
- nationist — (sociolinguistics) A language used for the day-to-day functioning of government \u2013 official forms, intra-government communication.
- newmanism — the views and theories of John Henry Newman before his conversion to the Roman Catholic Church, in which he held that the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England are compatible with Roman Catholicism.
- notionist — a person whose opinions are merely notions, not based in fact
- omniscent — Misspelling of omniscient All-knowing.
- onanistic — withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- organised — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organiser — Standard spelling of organizer.
- organises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of organise.
- organisms — Plural form of organism.
- organists — Plural form of organist.
- orleanist — a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- padronism — a system of exploitative work controlled by a padrone
- parsonish — like a parson
- patronise — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- pelmanism — a system of training to improve the memory
- penis war — (jargon, abuse) (Or "Dick Size War", "DSW") Any argument which has degenerated into quantitative boasting of the sort "My [program|bot|etc.] is [faster|meaner|etc.] than yours!". Generally as unconstructive (and with as little emphasis on empirical proof) as men debating who has the biggest penis. The term is often used on IRC, news:alt.sysadmin.recovery, and sometimes applied to IRC botwars, because of their equally pointless nature.
- penistone — a coarse woollen cloth formerly used to make clothes
- peronista — Peronist.
- petrinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by, or attributed to, the apostle Peter.
- pianistic — relating to, characteristic of, or adaptable for the piano.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- platonist — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- plenished — to fill up; stock; furnish.
- plotinism — the Neoplatonism of Plotinus.
- plutonism — the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- punishing — causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal: The storm was accompanied by punishing winds.
- rabbinism — the beliefs, practices, and precepts of the rabbis of the Talmudic period.
- recognise — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- refurnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- reminisce — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- replenish — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.