9-letter words containing nis
- daltonism — colour blindness, esp the confusion of red and green
- darwinism — the theory of the origin of animal and plant species by evolution through a process of natural selection
- darwinist — the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.
- declinist — a person who believes that something is in decline
- degarnish — to remove ornamentation from (something)
- deionised — Alternative spelling of deionized.
- demonised — to turn into a demon or make demonlike.
- deplenish — to deprive of contents, such as furniture, stock, etc
- domainist — (jargon) /doh-mayn'ist/ 1. Said of a domain address (as opposed to a bang path) because the part to the right of the "@" specifies a nested series of "domains"; for example, [email protected] specifies the machine called snark in the subdomain called thyrsus within the top-level domain called com. See also big-endian. 2. Said of a site, mailer or routing program which knows how to handle domainist addresses. 3. Said of a person (especially a site admin) who prefers domain addressing, supports a domainist mailer, or proselytises for domainist addressing and disdains bang paths. This term is now (1993) semi-obsolete, as most sites have converted.
- donnishly — In a donnish manner.
- dragonish — Having the characteristics of a dragon.
- dragonism — a strict and domineering manner
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- ecumenism — ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.
- ecumenist — ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.
- epigonism — An artistic or literary imitation of an artist by a later generation.
- euphonism — the use of pleasant-sounding words or phrases
- euthanise — (transitive, British) alternative spelling of euthanize.
- fabianism — the theories of economic and social reform advocated by the Fabian Society.
- faunistic — of or relating to the geographical distribution of animal life.
- feminised — Alternative spelling of feminized.
- feminists — Plural form of feminist.
- finish up — complete
- finishers — Plural form of finisher.
- finishing — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- finistere — a department in W France. 2714 sq. mi. (7030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper.
- frontenis — a Latin American game, resembling squash, played with rackets and a hard rubber ball on a three-walled court similar to a jai alai court.
- fumonisin — Any of a class of neurotoxic, pneumotoxic and hepatotoxic mycotoxins derived from fungi of the genus Fusarium.
- furnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- furnisher — One who furnishes.
- furnishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of furnish.
- fusionism — the principle, policy, or practice of fusion.
- galvanise — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- galvanism — Electricity. electricity, especially as produced by chemical action.
- galvanist — a person who studies or practises galvanism
- gannister — ganister
- garnished — Simple past tense and past participle of garnish.
- garnishee — to attach (money or property) by garnishment.
- garnisher — to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
- garnishes — Plural form of garnish.
- garnishor — (legal) A person who garnishes; one who obtains a garnishment against another.
- garnishry — an adornment or decoration
- gasconism — the quality of being boastful; boastfulness
- genistein — an oestrogen that occurs naturally in soya beans and is believed to inhibit the growth of certain tumours
- germanism — a usage, idiom, or other feature that is characteristic of the German language.
- germanist — a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.
- gorgonise — turn to stone
- harmonise — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- harmonist — a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
- hedonists — Plural form of hedonist.