9-letter words containing n, o, c, e
- ensconces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ensconce.
- ensorcell — Enchant; fascinate.
- entoproct — (zoology) Any member of the Entoprocta, a phylum of mostly sessile aquatic animals.
- entoptics — the study of entoptic visions
- entrecote — beefsteak cut from between the ribs
- epinicion — a victory song
- epsilonic — Relating to epsilonics.
- erections — Plural form of erection.
- ergogenic — (not in technical use) intended to enhance physical performance, stamina, or recovery.
- ergonomic — (especially of workplace design) intended to provide optimum comfort and to avoid stress or injury.
- escondido — city in S Calif., near San Diego: pop. 134,000
- escorting — Present participle of escort.
- escribano — a clerk or scribe
- escrowing — Present participle of escrow.
- ethnocide — The deliberate and systematic destruction of the culture of an ethnic group.
- ethnolect — A language variety specific to an ethnic group.
- eton crop — a short mannish hairstyle worn by women in the 1920s
- eulachons — Plural form of eulachon.
- eunuchoid — Resembling a eunuch, typically in having reduced or indeterminate sexual characteristics.
- evictions — Plural form of eviction.
- evocating — Present participle of evocate.
- evocation — The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.
- exactions — Plural form of exaction.
- excambion — an exchange, esp of land
- exception — A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule.
- excitonic — Of or pertaining to excitons or excitonics.
- exclusion — The process or state of excluding or being excluded.
- excretion — (in living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter.
- excursion — A short journey or trip, esp. one engaged in as a leisure activity.
- excussion — The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.
- execution — The carrying out or putting into effect of a plan, order, or course of action.
- exergonic — (of a metabolic or chemical process) accompanied by the release of energy.
- exsection — A cutting out or away.
- exsuction — The act of sucking out.
- face down — Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
- falconers — Plural form of falconer.
- falconets — Plural form of falconet.
- falconine — any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- favorance — a liking or preference: My family always had a favorance for farming.
- fence off — If you fence off an area of land, you build a fence round it.
- fence-off — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- fencepost — A post which helps hold up a fence.
- fencerows — Plural form of fencerow.
- fermionic — (physics) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fermions.
- ferrocene — Also called dicyclopentadienyliron. an orange, crystalline, water-insoluble coordination compound, (C 5 H 5) 2 Fe, having a camphorlike odor: used chiefly as an antiknock agent for gasoline and as a catalyst. Compare metallocene.
- fine-comb — to use a fine-tooth comb on.
- flamencos — Plural form of flamenco.
- floricane — a plant stem that grows for a year before bearing fruit and flowers, as in the bramble or raspberry.
- forcement — (obsolete) The act of forcing; compulsion.
- forecabin — the forward cabin on a vessel