9-letter words containing n, e, c, s
- recognise — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reconsign — to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- reconsole — to console (someone) again
- reconsult — to consult (someone or something) again
- recosting — the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal.
- recursion — the process of defining a function or calculating a number by the repeated application of an algorithm.
- recusancy — the state of being recusant.
- redescend — to descend again
- redescent — the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
- reinspect — to inspect or examine again
- relicense — to license again
- reminisce — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- renascent — being reborn; springing again into being or vigor: a renascent interest in Henry James.
- rescinded — to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- resection — Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- residence — the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling place; home: Their residence is in New York City.
- residency — residence (def 3).
- resonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
- rockiness — the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.
- romanesco — a variety of green cauliflower
- rosecrans — William Starke [stahrk] /stɑrk/ (Show IPA), 1819–98, U.S. general.
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- rubescent — becoming red; blushing.
- rufescent — somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous.
- run close — to compete closely with; present a serious challenge to
- sacrament — Ecclesiastical. a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders, and extreme unction.
- sagenitic — relating to sagenite
- saliaunce — an onslaught
- saracenic — History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sarbacane — a type of blowpipe
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcosine — a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- sassenach — a term used by the Gaelic inhabitants of the British Isles to refer to the English inhabitants.
- sauciness — impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child.
- say uncle — a brother of one's father or mother.
- scale pan — one of the pans of a balance
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scaliness — a scaly quality or condition
- scamander — ancient name of the river Menderes.
- scan line — (hardware) A horizontal line of pixels generated by a single horizontal sweep of the beam from a monitor's electron gun. The number of scanlines that make up a frame is the vertical resolution.
- scannable — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
- scantness — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scariness — the state or quality of being scary
- scarpines — an instrument for torturing feet
- scavenger — an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
- scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- scenarist — a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- scenarize — to make or create a scenario of something
- sceneries — the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape.
- scenester — a person who tries to fit into a particular cultural scene