6-letter words containing e, n, c, u
- nuance — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- nuchae — nape.
- nuclei — plural of nucleus.
- nucule — (rare) A section of a compound fruit; a nutlet; a small nut.
- nueces — a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- nuncle — uncle.
- on cue — (in the theatre, films, music, etc) anything spoken or done that serves as a signal to an actor, musician, etc, to follow with specific lines or action
- ouncer — something weighing a specified number of ounces (used in combination): The deluxe hamburger is an eight-ouncer.
- ounces — Plural form of ounce.
- paunce — Obsolete form of pansy.
- pounce — to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey.
- quench — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- quince — either of two small trees, Cydonia oblonga or C. sinensis, of the rose family, bearing hard, fragrant, yellowish fruit used chiefly for making jelly or preserves.
- rounce — the handle that is turned to move paper and plates on a printing press
- runcie — Robert Alexander Kennedy, 1921–2000, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1980–91.
- scunge — to borrow
- secund — arranged on one side only; unilateral.
- sucken — a piece of land from which the crops must be ground at a specific mill
- uncage — to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- uncake — to remove compacted matter from (something)
- uncape — to remove the cape from
- uncase — to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- unciae — a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- unclew — to unfurl (a sail) from the yardarm
- uncope — to uncover
- uncute — not cute
- undeck — to remove decorations from
- unesco — an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- unicef — United Nations Children's Fund: an agency, created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, concerned with improving the health and nutrition of children and mothers throughout the world; Nobel Peace Prize 1965.
- unlace — to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- usance — Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- vaunce — to advance