9-letter words containing s, u, n
- nukespeak — Informal. euphemistic language and obscuring jargon used in discussions of nuclear weapons, nuclear power, etc.: nukespeak that minimizes the risks of nuclear war.
- nullifies — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- nullities — Plural form of nullity.
- nullspace — (math) The kernel of a linear map between two vector spaces or two modules.
- numberous — Obsolete form of numerous.
- numbskull — a dull-witted or stupid person; dolt.
- numerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of numerate.
- numskulls — Plural form of numskull.
- nunchakus — Plural form of nunchaku.
- nunchucks — Sometimes, nunchakus. a Japanese hand weapon for defense against frontal assault, consisting of two foot-long hardwood sticks joined by a chain or thick cord that stretches to body width.
- nunneries — Plural form of nunnery.
- nuristani — Kafir (def 1).
- nurselike — resembling or having the characteristics of a nurse
- nurseling — an infant, child, or young animal being nursed or being cared for by a nurse.
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- nurseries — Plural form of nursery.
- nurslings — Plural form of nursling.
- nurturers — to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring.
- nut grass — either of two sedges, Cyperus rotundus or C. esculentus, that have small, nutlike tubers and are often troublesome weeds.
- nut house — a mental hospital; insane asylum.
- nut sedge — nut grass.
- nutrients — nourishing; providing nourishment or nutriment.
- nutshells — Plural form of nutshell.
- nuttiness — abounding in or producing nuts.
- nystagmus — a congenital or acquired persistent, rapid, involuntary, and oscillatory movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side.
- obnoxious — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
- 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.
- obsequent — (obsolete) Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
- obstruent — Medicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction.
- obtrusion — the act of obtruding.
- occlusion — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
- occupants — Plural form of occupant.
- occursion — (obsolete) A meeting or striking together; a clash or collision.
- ombudsman — a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies.
- ombudsmen — Plural form of ombudsman.
- ominously — portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
- omnibuses — Plural form of omnibus.
- on-campus — on the area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college
- oncomouse — a mouse bred for cancer treatment research
- oncovirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- onerously — In an onerous manner.
- only just — by slight margin
- onrushing — Rushing or flowing forward.
- onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
- oppugners — Plural form of oppugner.
- osmundine — compost made from dried fern roots
- osnabruck — a city in Lower Saxony, in NW Germany.
- oughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- oughtness — the state of being right