8-letter words containing o, u, n
- aquatone — a keep-fit regime in which exercises, both aerobic and strength building, are performed in a swimming pool
- araneous — resembling a spider's web
- argonaut — one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arsenous — of or containing trivalent arsenic
- arsonous — relating to arson
- astounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound.
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- aubusson — a town in central France, in the Creuse department: a centre for flat-woven carpets and for tapestries since the 16th century. Pop: 4662 (1999)
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- audioone — (tool, music) Digital recording and editing software developed by BizTrack Software Development for the dance, music, and audio industries. AudioOne includes a waveform recorder that allows signal manipulation, editing, and recording.
- audition — An audition is a short performance given by an actor, dancer, or musician so that a director or conductor can decide if they are good enough to be in a play, film, or orchestra.
- aunthood — the state of being, or relationship of, aunt
- aureolin — a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- aurorean — of or resembling dawn
- ausonius — Decimus Magnus (ˈdɛsɪməs ˈmæɡnəs). ?310–?395 ad, Latin poet, born in Gaul
- autobahn — An autobahn is a German motorway.
- autobank — a machine offering cash and other banking services
- autoconf — (software, tool) The GNU project's tool that configures a source code distribution to compile and run on a different platform. Among open source hackers, a mere running binary of a program is not considered a full release; what's interesting is a source tree that can be built into binaries using standard tools. Since the mid-1990s, autoconf, automake, and libtools have been the standard way to make a distribution portable so that it can be built on multiple operating systems without change.
- autodyne — denoting or relating to an electrical circuit in which the same elements and valves are used as oscillator and detector
- autonomy — Autonomy is the ability to make your own decisions about what to do rather than being influenced by someone else or told what to do.
- autonyms — Plural form of autonym.
- autonymy — The use of a symbol as a name for itself.
- autotune — a software package that automatically manipulates a recording of a vocal track until it is in tune regardless of whether or not the original performance was in tune
- avulsion — a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- baikonur — a launching site for spacecraft in central Kazakhstan; formerly the centre for the Soviet space programme, now leased from Kazakhstan by Russia
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
- baudouin — 1930-93; king of Belgium (1951-93): son of Leopold III
- baudrons — a cat
- beaumont — a city in SE Texas. Pop: 112 434 (2003 est)
- bedbound — Unable to leave one's bed for some reason.
- bedouins — Plural form of bedouin.
- bimanous — (of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet
- blousing — a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- blow-gun — a pipe or tube through which darts or other missiles are blown by the breath.
- blown-up — (of a picture, photograph, image, etc.) enlarged.
- bludgeon — To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.
- bluegown — a bedesman of the king or, in Scotland, a licensed beggar, who traditionally wore a blue gown
- bluenose — a puritanical or prudish person
- blush-on — blusher (def 2).
- bomb run — the part of a bombing mission between the sighting of the target or its identification by electronic instruments and the release of the bombs.
- bouffant — A bouffant hairstyle is one in which your hair is high and full.
- boughten — bought at a store and not homemade
- bouillon — Bouillon is a liquid made by boiling meat and bones or vegetables in water and used to make soups and sauces.
- boulogne — a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 45 036 (2006)
- bouncing — If you say that someone is bouncing with health, you mean that they are very healthy. You can also refer to a bouncing baby.
- boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
- bounding — under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract.
- bountied — offering a bounty.