9-letter words containing a, n, u, r
- minotaurs — Plural form of minotaur.
- monocular — having only one eye.
- mournival — a card game whose object is to gain a set of four aces, kings, queens, or knaves in one hand
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- mullingar — a town in N central Republic of Ireland, the county town of Co Westmeath; site of cathedral; cattle raised. Pop: 15 621 (2002)
- muscarine — a poisonous compound, C 8 H 1 9 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
- mustanger — a person who engages in mustanging.
- myoneural — of or relating to both muscle and nerve.
- nagarjuna — c. 150–c. 250 ad, Indian Buddhist monk, founder of the Madhyamika (Middle Path) school of Mahayana Buddhism: noted for his philosophical writings
- nailbrush — a small brush with stiff bristles, used to clean the fingernails.
- narcissus — any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Narcissus, of the amaryllis family, having showy yellow or white flowers with a cup-shaped corona.
- narguileh — hookah
- naturally — in a natural or normal manner.
- naturedly — (in combinations) With a certain nature, in a certain manner.
- naturists — Plural form of naturist.
- naucratis — an ancient Greek city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- naughtier — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- navicular — boat-shaped, as certain bones.
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- nefarious — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neuralgia — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- neuration — venation, as of an insect's wings.
- neurinoma — A schwannoma.
- neuroglia — a class of cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a supporting structure for the neurons and provide them with insulation.
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- neustrian — the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- neutrally — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- new sarum — a city in S England, in SE Wiltshire: nearby Old Sarum was the site of an Early Iron Age hill fort; its cathedral (1220–58) has the highest spire in England. Pop: 43 355 (2001)
- nicaragua — a republic in Central America. 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). Capital: Managua.
- nocturnal — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- non-rural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- non-urban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- nonauthor — a person who is not an author
- nonlabour — not relating to or concerned with work
- nonmature — not mature; immature
- nonneural — not neural, not related to or containing nerves
- nonparous — having borne no children.
- noseguard — middle guard.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- nucleator — having a nucleus.
- nucleolar — of, relating to, or forming a nucleolus.
- nuisancer — a person that creates a nuisance or public offence
- nullipara — a woman who has never borne a child.
- numerable — capable of being counted, totaled, or numbered.
- numeraire — a basic standard by which values are measured, as gold in the monetary system.
- numerally — According to number; in number; numerically.
- numerated — to represent numbers by symbols.