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9-letter words containing n, o, c, e

  • rocinante — Rosinante.
  • rock wren — an American wren, Salpinctes obsoletus, inhabiting the foothills, badlands, and mesa country of the western U.S. and Mexico.
  • rockiness — the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.
  • rodchenko — Aleksandr (Mikhailovich) [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-,, mi-key-luh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-,, mɪˈkeɪ lə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1956, Soviet painter, photographer, and designer.
  • roll-neck — A roll-neck sweater or a roll-necked sweater is a sweater with a high neck than can be rolled over.
  • 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
  • roughneck — a rough, coarse person; a tough.
  • rounceval — a variety of large pea
  • run close — to compete closely with; present a serious challenge to
  • 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.
  • scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
  • scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
  • schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
  • schnorkel — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
  • schnorkle — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
  • schnorrer — a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar.
  • schnozzle — a nose, especially one of unusually large size.
  • schonbein — Christian Friedrich [kris-tee-ahn free-drikh] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1799–1868, Swiss chemist.
  • schonberg — Arnold [ahr-nuh ld;; German ahr-nuh lt] /ˈɑr nəld;; German ˈɑr nəlt/ (Show IPA), 1874–1951, Austrian composer in the U.S.
  • sciaenoid — belonging or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous fishes that produce a loud sound by snapping the muscles attached to their air bladder, comprising the croakers and drums.
  • sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
  • sconcheon — the reveal of a window or doorway from the frame to the inner face of the wall.
  • scopoline — a soluble crystalline alkaloid obtained from the decomposition of scopolamine and used as a sedative. Formula: C8H13NO2
  • scoreline — sports: intermediate or final score
  • scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
  • scrounger — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
  • scuncheon — sconcheon.
  • scutcheon — escutcheon.
  • secession — an act or instance of seceding.
  • seclusion — an act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students.
  • secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
  • seconding — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
  • secretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
  • sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
  • seduction — an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
  • seed corn — ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
  • selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
  • semicolon — the punctuation mark (;) used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence.
  • serricorn — a beetle with serrate antennae
  • showmance — a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show
  • sick note — proof of illness
  • sincelejo — a city in Sucre department, NW Colombia.
  • snockered — drunk; intoxicated.
  • snow cone — a paper cup with shaved or crushed ice over which flavored syrup has been poured.
  • snowclone — a verbal formula that is adapted for reuse by changing only a few words so that the allusion to the original phrase remains clear
  • snowcreep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
  • snowscape — landscape covered with snow.
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