8-letter words containing i, n, a, r, u
- ruminate — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- ruthenia — a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- rutilant — glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light.
- saturnic — having or affected with lead-poisoning
- senarius — a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- silurian — of or relating to the Silures or their country.
- singular — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
- sugaring — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- sumerian — of or relating to Sumer, its people, or their language.
- suriname — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- suzerain — a sovereign or a state exercising political control over a dependent state.
- taciturn — inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- tainture — a taint or stain; contamination
- tenurial — the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
- teucrian — of or relating to the ancient Trojans.
- touraine — a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- train up — If someone trains you up, they teach you new skills or give you the necessary preparation so that you will reach the standard required for a particular job or activity.
- tranquil — free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place.
- tribunal — a court of justice.
- turanian — belonging or pertaining to a group of Asian peoples or languages comprising nearly all of those that are neither Indo-European nor Semitic.
- turbinal — turbinate.
- unafraid — feeling fear; filled with apprehension: afraid to go.
- unarisen — not having risen
- uncaring — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- undaring — lacking a sense of adventure
- unfairer — more unfair
- unfairly — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- unhairer — an instrument for removing hair
- unifilar — having or involving only one thread, wire, or the like.
- unilobar — (of an organ in the body) having, consisting of, or relating to one lobe
- unipolar — Also, homopolar. Physics. having or pertaining to a single magnetic or electric pole.
- unixware — (operating system) Novell's implementation of Unix System 5 heavily based on Release 4.2 but with enhancements and new bundled products. In 1993 Novell acquired Unix Systems Laboratories from AT&T along with the Unix trademark. UnixWare was the result of Novell's efforts to make Unix interoperable with Novell NetWare. In 1995 Novell sold UnixWare and the rights to the Unix operating system to SCO at a time when UnixWare was gainnig popularity. It was later the first 64-bit operating system on the Intel platform, and, in 1999, is the world's fastest-growing commercial operating system.
- unpaired — not matched
- unpraise — to withhold praise from
- unraised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- unrepaid — not repaid
- unrepair — lack of repair; disrepair; dilapidation: in a state of unrepair.
- unvaried — characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.
- unwarily — not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune.
- urartian — of or relating to Urartu, its people, or their language.
- urban ii — (OdoorOtho) c1042–99, French ecclesiastic: pope 1088–99.
- urban iv — (Jacques Pantaléon) died 1264, French ecclesiastic: pope 1261–64.
- urban vi — (Bartolomeo Prignano) c1318–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1378–89.
- urbanise — to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
- urbanism — the way of life of people who live in a large city.
- urbanist — a person who is a specialist in urban planning.
- urbanite — a resident of a city or urban community.
- urbanity — the quality of being urbane; refined courtesy or politeness; suavity: He was the last word in urbanity.
- urbanize — to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
- urinator — someone who urinates