9-letter words containing a, s, u, r, i, n
- nuristani — Kafir (def 1).
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- outstrain — to strain or stretch too much
- pasturing — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- quatrains — Plural form of quatrain.
- quinarius — a denomination of ancient Roman coinage, issued in silver or gold at various times and undergoing many changes of value.
- rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
- rna virus — any virus containing RNA; retrovirus.
- rubensian — Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- rusticana — objects, such as agricultural implements, garden furniture, etc, relating to the countryside or made in imitation of rustic styles
- sainsbury — David John, Baron. born 1940, British businessman and politician, chief executive of the Sainsbury supermarket chain (1992–98); science minister (1998–2006)
- saturnian — of or relating to the planet Saturn.
- saturniid — any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths.
- saturnine — sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
- saturnism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- saturnist — a dull, gloomy, or saturnine person thought to be born under the influence of Saturn
- securitan — a person believing they are secure
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- signature — a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- singulary — (of an operator) monadic
- spirulina — any of the blue-green algae of the genus Spirulina, sometimes added to food for its nutrient value.
- sublinear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- supinator — a muscle used in supination.
- surfacing — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- sustainer — a person or thing that sustains.
- taruntius — a crater in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 38 miles (61 km) in diameter.
- trachinus — a weever fish
- turkistan — a vast region in W and central Asia, E of the Caspian Sea: includes territory in the S central part of Xinjiang province in China (Eastern Turkestan or Chinese Turkestan) a strip of N Afghanistan, and the area (Russian Turkestan) comprising the republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan), Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan), Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- unfairest — most unfair
- uniparous — Zoology. producing only one egg or offspring at a time.
- uniramous — Biology. having one branch.
- uniserial — in or relating to a single series
- unispiral — having one spiral.
- universal — of, relating to, or characteristic of all or the whole: universal experience.
- unrealism — abstractionism or a representation lacking a direct relation to a tangible or concrete object
- unsharing — the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- unsimilar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
- unsparing — not sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive.
- uraniscus — a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.
- urokinase — an enzyme, present in the blood and urine of mammals, that activates plasminogen and is used medicinally to dissolve blood clots.
- zurvanism — a Zoroastrian heresy that developed during the late Achaemenian period according to which both Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu were offspring of Zurvan.