9-letter words containing u, n, a, s, m
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- new sarum — a city in S England, in SE Wiltshire: nearby Old Sarum was the site of an Early Iron Age hill fort; its cathedral (1220–58) has the highest spire in England. Pop: 43 355 (2001)
- noncampus — not located on a campus of a university, corporation, or any other business or organization
- novaesium — an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia west of Düsseldorf: founded as a Roman fortress in the 1st century ad. Pop: 152 050 (2003 est)
- novodamus — a clause in a charter whereby a grant (particularly of property) is renewed by a (feudal) superior, esp for the purpose of making a minor alteration to the former grant; the charter itself
- numerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of numerate.
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- nystagmus — a congenital or acquired persistent, rapid, involuntary, and oscillatory movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side.
- ombudsman — a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies.
- on-campus — on the area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- rasmussen — Knud Johan Victor [knooth yoo-hahn veek-tawr] /knuð yʊˈhɑn ˈvik tɔr/ (Show IPA), 1879–1933, Danish arctic explorer.
- roundsman — a person who makes rounds, as of inspection.
- sagapenum — a resin formerly used as a drug
- sakyamuni — one of the names of Buddha.
- samuelson — Paul A(nthony) 1915–2009, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1970.
- sarmentum — a slender running stem; runner.
- saturnism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- slam dunk — basketball: score from above rim
- slam-dunk — Basketball. to dunk (the ball) with great force.
- sound man — a technician who produces sound effects.
- squadsman — a member of a squad or team.
- squaw man — a contemptuous term used to refer to a white or other non-Indian man married to a North American Indian woman.
- steampunk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- stunt man — a man who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submental — situated beneath the chin
- subnormal — below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
- sudaminal — pertaining to a sudamen or sudamina; comprising sudamina
- sudermann — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1857–1928, German dramatist and novelist.
- summation — the act or process of summing.
- sun cream — a chemical, usually in the form of a cream, applied to exposed skin to block out all or almost all of the ultraviolet rays of the sun
- sung mass — a Mass in which parts of the proper and the ordinary are sung rather than recited; missa cantata.
- synangium — a common vascular junction from which several arteries branch
- synsacrum — a dorsal ridge of bone in the pelvic region of birds, formed by the fusion of certain thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal vertebrae.
- transhume — to move cattle to suitable grazing grounds according to the season
- transmute — change into another form
- transumpt — an official or legal transcription, usually an old one
- ulsterman — a native or inhabitant of Ulster.
- unamassed — not amassed or gathered
- unamusing — pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker.
- unanimous — of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.
- unashamed — not ashamed; not restrained by embarrassment or consciousness of moral guilt: a liar unashamed even after public disgrace.
- unassumed — adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned: an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.
- unawesome — not awesome
- uncle sam — a personification of the government or people of the U.S.: represented as a tall, lean man with white chin whiskers, wearing a blue tailcoat, red-and-white-striped trousers, and a top hat with a band of stars.