8-letter words containing u, n, c, a
- guernica — Basque town in northern Spain: bombed and destroyed in 1937 by German planes helping the insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.
- guidance — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- handcuff — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
- haunched — the hip.
- haunches — the hip.
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- in vacuo — in a vacuum.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- incisura — (anatomy) a notch or indent.
- incubate — to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
- induciae — the time limit given for a defendant to appear in court after first receiving a citation to appear
- issuance — the act of issuing.
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
- lacunars — Plural form of lacunar.
- lacunary — Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of a lacuna.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- lacunule — a small lacuna.
- launched — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- launcher — a person or thing that launches.
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- laurence — a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- leucaena — any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Leucaena, of the legume family, which includes the lead tree.
- linguica — a highly spiced Portuguese garlic sausage.
- lucianne — a female given name.
- lucullan — (especially of banquets, parties, etc.) marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.
- lunatics — Plural form of lunatic.
- macmanus — Seumas [shey-muh s] /ˈʃeɪ məs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1960, Irish poet and short-story writer.
- macruran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Macrura, comprising the lobsters, crayfishes, shrimps, and prawns.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manucode — any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
- moluccan — of or relating to a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. Capital: Amboina. Pop: 2 223 000 (1999 est). Area: about 74 505 sq km (28 766 sq miles)
- muckland — fertile farmland characterized by soil (muck soil) that contains a high percentage (between 20 percent and 50 percent) of organic matter.
- mulhacen — a mountain in S Spain: the highest peak in Spain. 11,411 feet (3478 meters).
- munkacsy — Mihály von [mi-hahy fuh n] /ˈmɪ haɪ fən/ (Show IPA), (Michael Lieb) 1844–1900, Hungarian painter.
- muntjacs — Plural form of muntjac.
- muscadin — a person with monarchical sympathies during the French Revolution, especially from 1794 to 1796.
- musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- nacreous — of or relating to nacre.
- naumachy — naumachia.
- nausicaä — a daughter of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians, who assisted the shipwrecked Odysseus after discovering him on a beach
- nautches — Plural form of nautch.
- nautical — of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.
- navicula — an incense holder or incense boat
- navy cut — tobacco finely cut from a block
- neumatic — any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- noctuary — a journal of what happens in the night