11-letter words containing u, n, c, e, a, s
- janus-faced — having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- languescent — becoming languid
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- locust bean — carob.
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- main clause — a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
- main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- masculinely — In a masculine manner.
- masculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- misguidance — to guide wrongly; misdirect.
- munchhausen — Karl Friedrich Hieronymus [kahrl free-drikh hee-ey-roh-ny-moo s] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx ˌhi eɪˈroʊ nüˌmʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1720–97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales.
- musicalness — Quality of being musical.
- narcissuses — Plural form of narcissus.
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- noun clause — a subordinate clause that functions as a noun within a main clause.
- nuclear sap — karyolymph
- nucleobases — Plural form of nucleobase.
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- nucleosomal — Of or pertaining to a nucleosome.
- nutcrackers — Plural form of nutcracker.
- occupancies — Plural form of occupancy.
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- onagraceous — belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- outdistance — to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- punicaceous — of or relating to the family Punicaceae, containing the pomegranates
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- reassurance — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- reinsurance — the process or business of reinsuring.
- resuscitant — a person or thing that resuscitates
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- saarbrucken — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
- sanctuarize — to give sanctuary to
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- sansculotte — (originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
- saponaceous — resembling soap; soapy.
- sarus crane — a large, gray crane, Grus antigone, of Asia, having a naked, red head.
- sauk centre — a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.
- scatter-gun — a shotgun
- snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made