9-letter words containing e, u, n, i
- runniness — the state of being runny
- ruthenian — Also, Ruthene [roo-theen] /ruˈθin/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.
- ruthenium — a steel-gray, rare metallic element, belonging to the platinum group of metals. Symbol: Ru; atomic weight: 101.07; atomic number: 44; specific gravity: 12.2 at 20°C.
- ruwenzori — a mountain group in central Africa between Lake Albert and Lake Edward: sometimes identified with Ptolemy's “Mountains of the Moon.” Highest peak, Mt. Ngaliema (Stanley), with two summits: Mt. Margherita, 16,795 feet (5119 meters), and Mt. Alexandra, 16,726 feet (5098 meters).
- saliaunce — an onslaught
- saturnine — sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
- sauciness — impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child.
- scrunchie — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- scungille — the meat of a mollusc or conch, eaten as a delicacy
- 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.
- seif dune — (in deserts, esp the Sahara) a long ridge of blown sand, often several miles long
- seigneury — the domain of a seigneur.
- selenious — containing tetravalent or bivalent selenium.
- semi-nude — naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- sensillum — Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.
- sensorium — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- sequinned — A sequinned piece of clothing is decorated or covered with sequins.
- severinus — died a.d. 640, pope 640.
- shoutline — a line of text in an advertisement made prominent to catch attention
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- sicknurse — someone who nurses a sick person
- sideburns — If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek.
- signature — a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- signeurie — seniority
- sinuslike — like the sinus
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- sit under — to be seated on the right of (the player)
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- soundbite — short statement, quotation
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- squinched — to contort (the features) or squint.
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- subentire — (of parts of plants) slightly indented
- subincise — to perform a subincision
- subinfeud — a grant by a feudal tenant of land to a further tenant
- 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.
- subniveal — beneath the snow
- 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.
- subregion — a division or subdivision of a region, especially a division of a zoogeographical region.
- subursine — resembling a bear to some degree