7-letter words containing s, e, n, c
- ionesco — Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- irenics — the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches. Compare polemics (def 2).
- jounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jounce.
- kinesic — the study of body movements, gestures, facial expressions, etc., as a means of communication.
- lancers — a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- lancets — Plural form of lancet.
- launces — Plural form of launce.
- lectins — Plural form of lectin.
- lenclos — Anne [ahn,, an] /ɑn,, an/ (Show IPA), (Ninon de Lenclos) 1620–1705? French courtesan and wit.
- license — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- lichens — Plural form of lichen.
- linches — Plural form of linch.
- lunches — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- lynches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lynch.
- menaces — Plural form of menace.
- mencius — c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- menisci — a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
- menschy — Upstanding; having integrity and responsibility.
- mesclun — a salad consisting especially of young, tender mixed greens.
- mesonic — Of or pertaining to mesons.
- mincers — Plural form of mincer.
- munches — to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.
- muscone — an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 1 6 H 3 0 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
- nancies — Plural form of nancy.
- narcose — characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- nascent — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- necrose — (intransitive, pathology) To become necrotic.
- neocons — Plural form of neocon.
- neustic — the part of a sentence which differs with the mood of the sentence
- newcast — (transitive) To recast; form or mould anew.
- niceish — quite nice, fairly nice
- nicetas — Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
- nickels — Plural form of nickel.
- nickers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nicker.
- nickles — Plural form of nickle.
- nicoise — in the style of Nice, France.
- nitches — Plural form of nitch.
- noetics — the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- notches — an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- notices — Plural form of notice.
- nouches — Plural form of nouch.
- novices — a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics.
- nuances — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- nucleus — a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club.
- nucules — Plural form of nucule.
- nuncles — Plural form of nuncle.
- nutcase — a deranged person; lunatic.
- obscene — offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.
- oceanus — a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- on spec — Usually, specs. specification (def 2).