9-letter words containing n, u
- autogenic — Self-produced.
- autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
- automaton — If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking.
- autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
- autophone — (archaic) idiophone.
- autophony — a diagnosis made by listening to vibration of one's own voice on the patient's chest
- autopoint — a point-to-point race in motor cars
- autotoxin — any poison or toxin formed in the organism upon which it acts
- auxotonic — (of muscle contraction) occurring against increasing force
- avengeful — vengeful, full of vengeance
- aventurin — Alternative form of aventurine.
- avian flu — Avian flu is a serious illness that can be transmitted to people from chickens, ducks, and other birds.
- avifaunal — Of or pertaining to avifauna.
- avifaunas — Plural form of avifauna.
- avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
- avizandum — a judge's or court's decision to consider a case privately before giving judgment
- avouching — Present participle of avouch.
- avuncular — An avuncular man or a man with avuncular behaviour is friendly and helpful towards someone younger.
- awfulness — The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
- ayckbourn — Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- ayub khan — Mohammed. 1907–74, Pakistani field marshal; president of Pakistan (1958–69)
- azureness — The quality of being azure in colour.
- backround — Misspelling of background.
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- baldaquin — Also, baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
- bandobust — (in India and Pakistan) an arrangement
- bandurria — a Spanish musical instrument of the guitar family with six pairs of double strings.
- banefully — In a baneful way.
- bangaluru — a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.
- bangweulu — shallow lake in N Zambia: including swamps, 3,800 sq mi (9,842 sq km)
- bankrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt.
- banqueted — Simple past tense and past participle of banquet.
- banqueter — A guest at a banquet.
- banquette — A banquette is a long, low, cushioned seat. Banquettes are usually long enough for more than one person to sit on at a time.
- bantustan — (formerly, in South Africa) an area reserved for occupation by a Black African people, with limited self-government; abolished in 1993
- baragouin — incomprehensible language; gibberish
- base unit — any of the fundamental units in a system of measurement. The base SI units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole
- batu khan — d. 1255, Mongol conqueror: leader of the Golden Horde (grandson of Genghis Khan).
- bauhinias — Plural form of bauhinia.
- baulkline — a straight line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
- bean curd — Bean curd is a soft white or brown food made from soya beans.
- beaten-up — A beaten-up car or other object is old and in bad condition.
- bedaubing — Present participle of bedaub.
- bee-stung — (of the lips) pouting and sensuous
- beechnuts — Plural form of beechnut.
- befortune — to happen, befall, come about
- beguiling — Something that is beguiling is charming and attractive.
- beguinage — a convent for members of the Beguine sisterhood
- bendy bus — an articulated bus
- bengaluru — a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Capital: Bengaluru.