8-letter words containing t, u, n, i
- 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.
- snuff it — to die
- solution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- southing — a cardinal point of the compass lying directly opposite north. Abbreviation: S.
- spin out — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spin-out — the spinning out of control into a rotating skid of a car or other vehicle.
- spouting — a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- sputniks — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of a series of Soviet earth-orbiting satellites: Sputnik I was the world's first space satellite.
- squinted — to look with the eyes partly closed.
- stevinus — Stevin, Simon.
- stink up — to cause to stink
- studding — a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- studying — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- stuffing — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- stumping — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- stunning — causing, capable of causing, or liable to cause astonishment, bewilderment, or a loss of consciousness or strength: a stunning blow.
- stunsail — studdingsail.
- stunting — to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
- sturnoid — of or relating to starlings
- subtilin — an antibiotic peptide drug derived from Bacillus subtilis, predominantly used to combat various pathogenic fungi as well as Gram-positive bacteria
- subtonic — the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- subtunic — a garment worn under a tunic
- succinct — expressed in few words; concise; terse.
- sudation — sweating; sweat
- suivante — a lady's maid or companion, particularly in 17th century France, who was elevated among other servants and served as a confidante and particular companion for her mistress
- sultanic — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- sun city — city in SC Arizona: pop. 38,000
- sunlight — the light of the sun; sunshine.
- supinate — to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- surprint — to print over with additional marks or matter; overprint.
- tablinum — (in an ancient Roman house) a large, open room at the side of the peristyle farthest from the main entrance.
- taciturn — inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- taichung — a city in and the provincial capital of Taiwan, in the W part.
- tainture — a taint or stain; contamination
- tanaquil — a legendary queen of Rome who prophesied the future greatness of Servius Tullius and helped him to gain the throne after the murder of her husband by a political faction.
- taunting — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- tenurial — the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
- terminus — the end or extremity of anything.
- teucrian — of or relating to the ancient Trojans.
- teutonic — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- thin out — diminish, dissipate
- think up — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- thonburi — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thudding — a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- thumbing — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- thumbkin — thumbscrew (def 2).
- thumping — of, like, or pertaining to a thump.
- tincture — Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- tinnitus — a ringing or similar sensation of sound in the ears.