9-letter words containing n, a, o, c
- knockback — A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- kuangchou — Wade-Giles. Canton.
- kwangchow — Older Spelling. Canton.
- la coruna — a seaport in NW Spain.
- lace into — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- laconical — laconic.
- laconicum — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- laconisms — Plural form of laconism.
- lactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- lanceolar — (botany) lanceolate.
- lancewood — the tough, elastic wood of any of various trees, especially Oxandra lanceolata, of tropical America, used for carriage shafts, cabinetwork, etc.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- landforce — a body of people trained for land warfare
- languedoc — a former province in S France. Capital: Toulouse.
- laodicean — lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- latrociny — banditry
- launcelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- lictorian — of or relating to a lictor
- lidocaine — a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- locations — Plural form of location.
- lochinvar — the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
- log cabin — house made of trimmed tree trunks
- logicians — Plural form of logician.
- long card — a card remaining in a hand after all the opponents' cards in that particular suit have been drawn.
- long clam — soft-shell clam.
- long face — an unhappy or gloomy expression: He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.
- luctation — an effort; a struggle
- macaronic — composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings.
- macaroons — Plural form of macaroon.
- maccaroni — macaroni.
- macdonald — James Ramsay, 1866–1937, British statesman and labor leader: prime minister 1924, 1929–35.
- macedoine — a mixture of fruits or vegetables, often served as a salad.
- macedonia — Also, Macedon [mas-i-don] /ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn/ (Show IPA). an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macrobian — Having an exceptionally long life span.
- macrodont — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
- mactation — the act of sacrificial killing
- magnifico — a Venetian nobleman.
- mancation — a holiday for a group of men, esp. one that involves typically masculine pursuits
- manchukuo — a former country (1932–45) in E Asia, under Japanese control: included Manchuria and parts of Inner Mongolia; now a part of China.
- manicotti — a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
- manitowoc — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- manoscopy — the measurement of the densities of gases
- manticore — a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- mascarons — grotesque face used as decoration
- mcmansion — a large modern house considered to look mass-produced, lacking in distinguishing characteristics, and at variance with established local architecture
- megacolon — (uncountable) Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction.
- megatonic — one million tons.