9-letter words containing r, u, n, s, o
- nocturnes — Plural form of nocturne.
- nonjurors — Plural form of nonjuror.
- nonparous — having borne no children.
- nonporous — full of pores.
- norovirus — any of various single-stranded RNA viruses of the genus Norovirus, of the family Caliciviridae: the most common cause of epidemic viral gastroenteritis in humans.
- noseguard — middle guard.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- notorious — widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable.
- nourished — Simple past tense and past participle of nourish.
- nourisher — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- nourishes — Plural form of nourish.
- numberous — Obsolete form of numerous.
- obscurant — a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscuring — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obstruent — Medicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction.
- obtrusion — the act of obtruding.
- occursion — (obsolete) A meeting or striking together; a clash or collision.
- oncovirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- onerously — In an onerous manner.
- onrushing — Rushing or flowing forward.
- oppugners — Plural form of oppugner.
- osnabruck — a city in Lower Saxony, in NW Germany.
- outdrinks — Plural form of outdrink.
- outerness — The quality of being outer.
- outliners — Plural form of outliner.
- outreason — (transitive) To surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.
- outspring — to spring out
- outsprint — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
- outstrain — to strain or stretch too much
- panderous — resembling a pander
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- perfusion — the act of perfusing.
- perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
- petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
- ponderous — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- posturing — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- prelusion — a prelude.
- prisonous — resembling a prison
- proconsul — an African subgenus of Dryopithecus that lived 17–20 million years ago and is possibly ancestral to modern hominoids.
- profusion — abundance; abundant quantity.
- prolusion — a preliminary written article.
- proudness — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- purposing — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- quadroons — Plural form of quadroon.
- rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
- rancorous — full of or showing rancor.
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.