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9-letter words containing o, n, a, u

  • roundelay — a song in which a phrase, line, or the like, is continually repeated.
  • roundhand — a style of handwriting with large rounded curves
  • roundhead — a member or adherent of the Parliamentarians or Puritan party during the civil wars of the 17th century (so called in derision by the Cavaliers because they wore their hair cut short).
  • roundsman — a person who makes rounds, as of inspection.
  • rub along — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
  • ructation — an eructation or belch
  • ruination — the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
  • ruminator — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
  • run along — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • runaround — indecisive or evasive treatment, especially in response to a request: Ask for a raise and he'll give you the runaround.
  • samuelson — Paul A(nthony) 1915–2009, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1970.
  • san bruno — a city in W California, S of San Francisco.
  • sandspout — the sand sucked into the air by a whirlwind
  • saphenous — of, relating to, or situated near the saphenous vein.
  • saucisson — a large and thick sausage
  • sauvignon — a small blue-black grape grown primarily in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, in SW France, and highly prized in winemaking.
  • shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
  • sinuation — a winding; sinuosity.
  • situation — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
  • solutrean — Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
  • sound law — phonetic law.
  • sound man — a technician who produces sound effects.
  • soundcard — A soundcard is a piece of equipment which can be put into a computer so that the computer can produce music or other sounds.
  • southland — a southern area.
  • sphagnous — pertaining to, abounding in, or consisting of sphagnum.
  • squadrone — a former Scottish political party, active in the last parliament of Scotland before the Act of Union, in the early 18th century
  • staghound — a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
  • stand out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
  • stand-out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
  • subaction — an act of subduing
  • subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
  • subdeacon — a member of the clerical order next below that of deacon.
  • sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
  • subnormal — below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
  • subpoenas — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
  • succorant — the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.
  • suctorian — a suctorial animal.
  • sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
  • sulfation — Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
  • sulfonate — an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
  • summation — the act or process of summing.
  • supernova — the explosion of a star, possibly caused by gravitational collapse, during which the star's luminosity increases by as much as 20 magnitudes and most of the star's mass is blown away at very high velocity, sometimes leaving behind an extremely dense core.
  • supinator — a muscle used in supination.
  • synagogue — a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
  • t account — A T account is a type of account that uses two columns to show debits and credits.
  • taikonaut — an astronaut from the People's Republic of China
  • tambourin — a long narrow drum of Provence.
  • tantalous — containing trivalent tantalum.
  • tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
  • thank you — expressing one's gratitude or thanks: a thank-you note.
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