8-letter words containing o, n, t, u
- postpunk — of or related to a style of music that followed punk rock
- potbound — (of a plant) having the roots so densely grown as to fill the container and require repotting.
- printout — output produced by a printer, generally on continuous sheets of paper.
- pronotum — the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- proturan — a proturan insect; telsontail.
- punition — punishment.
- pupation — to become a pupa.
- put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- put onto — If you put someone onto something useful, you tell them about it.
- put upon — imposed upon; ill-used.
- put-down — a landing of an aircraft.
- put-upon — imposed upon; ill-used.
- quantico — a U.S. Marine Corps base and development and education command in NE Virginia, NE of Fredericksburg on the Potomac River.
- quantong — quandong.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- quintero — Álvarez Quintero.
- quotient — the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another.
- rain out — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rain-out — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- re-count — to count again.
- rebutton — to button (a garment, etc) again
- rent out — hire, offer for rental
- ring out — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- riot gun — a gun, especially a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury.
- ritenuto — held back momentarily
- round to — to turn the bow of a vessel into the wind
- roundlet — a small circle or circular object.
- routeing — (networking) (US "routing") /roo'ting/ The process, performed by a router, of selecting the correct interface and next hop for a packet being forwarded. This is the British and international standard spelling. See also Exterior Gateway Protocol, Interior Gateway Protocol.
- routeman — a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- rubstone — a stone, especially a whetstone, used for polishing or sharpening.
- ructions — disturbance
- run into — 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.
- run riot — a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- runabout — a small, light automobile or other vehicle, usually with an open top; roadster.
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- seamount — a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
- send out — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- set upon — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shouting — loud cries, yells
- shutdown — a shutting down, as of a factory, school, or machine; a termination or suspension of operations, services, or business activity: a partial government shutdown; an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
- sign out — a token; indication.
- sign-out — an act, instance, or time of signing out.
- sing out — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- sit-upon — a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- snootful — a sufficient amount of liquor to cause intoxication.
- snoutish — rather resembling a snout
- snowsuit — a child's one- or two-piece outer garment for cold weather, often consisting of heavily lined pants and jacket.
- solution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- soundest — free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.