8-letter words containing u, n, a, s
- guyanese — an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 82,978 sq. mi. (214,913 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
- handfuls — Plural form of handful.
- handguns — Plural form of handgun.
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- hands up — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handsful — Plural form of handful.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hanumans — Plural form of hanuman.
- haunches — the hip.
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- houseman — a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- humanise — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanism — any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- huntsman — the member of a hunt staff who manages the hounds during the hunt.
- husbands — Plural form of husband.
- huysmans — Joris Karl [zhoh-rees kahrl] /ʒoʊˈris kɑrl/ (Show IPA), (Charles Marie Georges Huysmans) 1848–1907, French novelist.
- ibn saud — Abdul-Aziz [ahb-doo l-ah-zeez] /ɑbˈdʊl ɑˈziz/ (Show IPA), 1880–1953, king of Saudi Arabia 1932–53 (father of Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz).
- ibn-saud — Abdul-Aziz (æbˈdʊlæˈziːz). 1880–1953, first king of Saudi Arabia (1932–53)
- ignatius — Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- incisura — (anatomy) a notch or indent.
- indusial — Of, pertaining to, or containing the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- inradius — the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- insulant — an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- insulate — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- insurant — a person who takes out an insurance policy.
- isaurian — of or relating to Isauria, an ancient district of S central Asia Minor, or its inhabitants
- isoquant — (economics) A line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map.
- issuance — the act of issuing.
- istanbul — a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
- jaunters — Plural form of jaunter.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- kustanai — a city in N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol river.
- lacunars — Plural form of lacunar.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- landshut — a city in SE Germany, in Bavaria: Trausnitz castle (13th century); manufacturing centre for machinery and chemicals. Pop: 60 282 (2003 est)
- languish — to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
- lansbury — George. 1859–1940, British Labour politician, who led the Labour Party in opposition (1931–35). A committed pacifist, he resigned over the party's reaction to Mussolini's seizure of Ethiopia
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- lausanne — a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- linnaeus — Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- luanshya — a town in central Zambia.