English words containing niton:

noun

Equipment for rolling up sails securely and neatly around their yards or booms.

Usage examples:

In-mast and headsail furling is standard

verb

Roll or fold up (something) neatly and securely.

Usage examples:

He shouted to the crew to furl sails

verb

Present participle of furl

verb

Come about by chance.

Usage examples:

What can hap to him worthy to be deemed evil?

verb

Cover or wrap with a blanket or warm clothes.

Usage examples:

Col rode on her back, happed up in a tartan plaid

noun

Luck; fortune.

Usage examples:

If you have the good hap to come into their houses

noun

An aeroplane with one pair of wings.

Usage examples:

In rapid sequence, the heavily-loaded single-engine aircraft, seven monoplanes and one biplane, wer…

noun

An aircraft with a single pair of wings

verb

(of a horse) move with high springy steps.

Usage examples:

The pony was prancing around the paddock

noun

An act or instance of prancing.

Usage examples:

Then we watch him prance (yes, it is a prance, there is no other way to describe it) around the roo…

verb

Past simple and past participle of prance

Usage examples:

It's pathetic to see 50-year-old rock stars prancing around on stage as if they were still teenager…

noun

A vehicle like a bicycle with skis instead of wheels, used for races