14-letter words that end in ns
- mathematicians — Plural form of mathematician.
- mesencephalons — Plural form of mesencephalon.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
- misallocations — Plural form of misallocation.
- misconceptions — Plural form of misconception.
- misperceptions — Plural form of misperception.
- monocotyledons — Plural form of monocotyledon.
- mortifications — Plural form of mortification.
- mountain avens — either of two trailing evergreen white-flowered rosaceous shrubs of the genus Dryas that grow on mountains in N temperate regions and in the Arctic
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- necessitarians — Plural form of necessitarian.
- nether regions — the lower part of a place, esp when unpleasant or frightening
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- nurserypersons — Plural form of nurseryperson.
- objective lens — objective (def 3).
- objective-lens — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- octodecillions — Plural form of octodecillion.
- orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.
- ornamentations — Plural form of ornamentation.
- ornithischians — Plural form of ornithischian.
- panic stations — a state of alarm; panicky reaction
- pickled onions — onions which have been preserved in vinegar or brine
- pontifications — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- preconceptions — a conception or opinion formed beforehand.
- qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
- race relations — relationships between races
- reach-me-downs — trousers
- realized gains — Realized gains are gains which have been made from the sale of an asset.
- remonstrations — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- reverberations — remote or indirect consequences of an action; repercussions
- telephoto lens — a lens constructed so as to produce a relatively large image with a focal length shorter than that required by an ordinary lens producing an image of the same size: used to photograph small or distant objects.
- the five towns — the name given in his fiction by Arnold Bennett to the Potteries towns (actually six in number) of Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent, and Tunstall, now part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent
- the kiwi ferns — the women's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand
- the samaritans — a voluntary organization which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone
- the worm turns — If you say that the worm turns, you mean that someone who usually obeys another person or accepts their bad behaviour unexpectedly starts resisting that person or expresses their anger.
- the-bostonians — a novel (1886) by Henry James.
- united nations — (used with a singular verb) an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbreviation: UN. Compare General Assembly, Security Council.
- ural mountains — a mountain system in W central Russia, extending over 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Arctic Ocean towards the Aral Sea: forms part of the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia; one of the richest mineral areas in the world, with many associated major industrial centres. Highest peak: Mount Narodnaya, 1894 m (6214 ft)
- varicose veins — swollen blood vessels
- vestal virgins — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- ways and means — methods
- weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.