9-letter words containing u, n, c, a
- countable — capable of being counted
- countably — in a countable manner
- countback — a system of deciding the winner of a tied competition by comparing earlier points or scores
- couraging — Present participle of courage.
- courantes — Plural form of courante.
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
- courtezan — Alternative spelling of courtesan.
- cousinage — a kinship or relationship
- cowabunga — Used to express delight or satisfaction.
- crank out — If you say that a company or person cranks out a quantity of similar things, you mean they produce them quickly, in the same way, and are usually implying that the things are not original or are of poor quality.
- cranreuch — a hoarfrost
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- crenature — a rounded projection, as on the margin of a leaf, etc.
- crenulate — having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves
- croquante — a crisp cake or pastry
- crusading — campaigning
- cubanelle — a long thin variety of sweet pepper
- cuchulain — a legendary hero of Ulster
- cuisinart — a brand of food processor
- culminant — highest or culminating
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- cunctator — (Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus"Cunctator") 275–203 b.c, Roman statesman and general: defeated Hannibal's army by harassment without risking a pitched battle.
- cunicular — a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
- cup final — the final of any cup competition
- cup plant — a hardy composite plant, Silphium perfoliatum, of eastern North America, having large yellow flower heads and opposite leaves that envelop the stem, forming a cup.
- curandera — (in Hispanic America) a female healer or shaman
- curandero — a male healer or shaman in Hispanic-America
- currajong — kurrajong
- currawong — any Australian crowlike songbird of the genus Strepera, having black, grey, and white plumage: family Cracticidae
- curtained — A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- curtation — the discrepancy between the curtate distance and the true distance of a planet from the sun
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- cusimanse — A small mongoose, of genus Crossarchus, native to West Africa.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- cut along — to hurry off
- cutaneous — of, relating to, or affecting the skin
- cyan blue — a moderate greenish-blue to bluish-green color.
- cyanurate — a salt or ester derived from cyanide
- cybernaut — a person who is an expert in or uses the internet a lot
- dachshund — A dachshund is a small dog that has very short legs, a long body, and long ears.
- deucalion — the son of Prometheus and, with his wife Pyrrha, the only survivor on earth of a flood sent by Zeus (Deucalion's flood). Together, they were allowed to repopulate the world by throwing stones over their shoulders, which became men and women
- dibucaine — a compound, C 20 H 29 N 3 O 2 , used as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- dictamnus — (botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
- dubitancy — doubt; uncertainty
- dulcianas — Plural form of dulciana.
- dumb cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dumb-cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dunce cap — a tall, cone-shaped hat formerly worn by slow or lazy students as a punishment in school.
- duplicand — the twofold increase of feu-duty for the period of a year, or the feu-duty paid, as occasioned at specific times