9-letter words containing a, n, e, c
- pneumatic — of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
- poi dance — a women's formation dance that involves singing and manipulating a poi
- policeman — a member of a police force or body.
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- pre-clean — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- pre-enact — to enact beforehand
- pre-incan — of or relating to the period preceding the Incan empire in Peru.
- preaching — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- preaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- precancel — to cancel (a stamp) before placing it on a piece of postal matter.
- precancer — a condition that possesses a tendency to become malignant and develop into a cancer
- precisian — a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- predicant — preaching: a predicant religious order.
- pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- prelaunch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- premenace — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- procreant — procreating or generating: a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause.
- provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
- puissance — power, might, or force.
- punctuate — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- pursuance — the following or carrying out of some plan, course, injunction, or the like.
- queencake — a small light cake containing currants
- querencia — (bullfighting) The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand. (from 1930s).
- quittance — recompense or requital.
- racegoing — that goes to races
- rack-rent — Also, rack rent. rent equal to or nearly equal to the full annual value of a property.
- racketing — Slang. an occupation, livelihood, or business. an easy or profitable source of livelihood.
- raconteur — a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- raincheck — a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- rancheria — a family household unit or settlement.
- rancherie — an Indian village or settlement, especially one located on a reserve.
- ranchette — a small-scale ranch, typically of only a few acres.
- ranchless — having no ranch or ranches
- ranchlike — resembling or characteristic of a ranch
- ransacker — to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
- re-change — to change again
- reactance — Electricity. the opposition of inductance and capacitance to alternating current, expressed in ohms: equal to the product of the sine of the angular phase difference between current and voltage and the ratio of the effective voltage to the effective current. Symbol: X. Compare capacitive reactance, inductive reactance.
- reactants — a person or thing that reacts.
- readvance — to advance again or further
- rebalance — to balance (something) again
- recalling — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- recapping — to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.
- recaption — the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- recaution — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- rechannel — to guide (something) into or convey (something) through a channel or channels again or in a new way
- reclinate — bending or curved downward.
- recoinage — the act, process, or right of making coins.
- reconceal — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- recontact — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.