8-letter words containing n, o, c, u
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scroungy — given to or characterized by scrounging.
- scullion — a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- souchong — a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.
- sourcing — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- stuck on — simple past tense and past participle of stick2 .
- subsonic — noting or pertaining to a speed less than that of sound in air at the same height above sea level.
- subtonic — the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- sulfonic — sulfo.
- sunblock — a substance that provides a high degree of protection against sunburn, often preventing most tanning as well as burning, as by obstructing the penetration of ultraviolet rays.
- sunchoke — Jerusalem artichoke (def 2).
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- syconium — a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- teutonic — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- toucanet — any of several small South and Central American toucans, especially of the genus Aulacorhynchus.
- touch on — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- touching — affecting; moving; pathetic: a touching scene of farewell.
- trouncer — a person who trounces someone or something
- tungchow — Tongzhou.
- turcoman — Turkoman.
- turncoat — a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
- turncock — (formerly) an official employed to turn on the water for the mains supply
- unanchor — to remove or loose from anchor
- unbouncy — not bouncy
- unchosen — a past participle of choose.
- unciform — hook-shaped.
- unclosed — not closed: an unclosed door.
- unclothe — to strip of clothes.
- uncloudy — not cloudy; cloudless
- uncloven — not cleft or split; not bifurcated
- uncloyed — not cloyed or clogged; unsatiated
- uncoated — not covered with a coating
- uncoffin — to take out of a coffin
- uncoined — a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- uncombed — If someone's hair is uncombed, it is untidy because it has not been brushed or combed.
- uncomely — pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face.
- uncommit — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- uncommon — not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
- uncooked — not cooked; raw: a dessert made with uncooked eggs.
- uncooled — not cooled
- uncostly — costing much; expensive; high in price: a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care.
- uncouple — to release the coupling or link between; disconnect; let go: to uncouple railroad cars.
- unctuous — characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
- undocile — not docile; not submissive or obedient
- unerotic — arousing or satisfying sexual desire: an erotic dance.
- unexotic — not exotic; ordinary
- unforced — enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
- unheroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.