9-letter words containing c, u, i, s, n
- scourging — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scourings — dirt or refuse removed by scouring.
- scrubbing — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scrunchie — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- scuffling — to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
- scungille — the meat of a mollusc or conch, eaten as a delicacy
- scungilli — the edible part of a conch
- scurrying — to go or move quickly or in haste.
- scuttling — to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
- secluding — to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.
- seclusion — an act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students.
- secundine — the inner integument of an ovule.
- securitan — a person believing they are secure
- seduction — an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- sicknurse — someone who nurses a sick person
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- squinancy — a prostrate Eurasian plant, Asperula cynanchica, of the madder family, having smooth, weak stems and sparse white or pink flowers, formerly believed to be a cure for quinsy.
- squinched — to contort (the features) or squint.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subcasing — a rough casing for a doorway or window.
- subincise — to perform a subincision
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- suboscine — of or relating to birds of the suborder Suboscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the supposedly more primitive members of the order, with less well developed vocal organs than the oscine birds.
- succinate — a salt or ester of succinic acid.
- succinite — Baltic or 'true' amber, so called because of the succinic acid in the fossil resin: often incorrectly applied to fossilized resin (amber) generally
- succubine — of or relating to a succubus
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- sufficing — to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
- suiciding — the intentional taking of one's own life.
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- sulpician — a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- surcingle — a belt or girth that passes around the belly of a horse and over the blanket, pack, saddle, etc., and is buckled on the horse's back.
- surfacing — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- suspicion — act of suspecting.
- syncytium — a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- synecious — synoicous.
- synoicous — having male and female flowers on one head, as in many composite plants.
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- trachinus — a weever fish
- un-strict — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
- unceasing — not ceasing or stopping; continuous: an unceasing flow of criticism.
- uncleship — the position or status of an uncle; the condition of being an uncle
- uncopious — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
- uncurious — incurious
- unicuspid — having but one cusp.
- unit cost — the cost of a specified unit of a product or service.
- unlicense — (legal) A template for dedicating software to the public domain. It combines a copyright waiver like that of the SQLite project with the no-warranty statement from the MIT/X11 license.
- unmusical — not musical; deficient in melody, harmony, rhythm, or tone.
- unprecise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.