9-letter words containing u, n, c, e, a
- cousinage — a kinship or relationship
- 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
- cubanelle — a long thin variety of sweet pepper
- 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
- curandera — (in Hispanic America) a female healer or shaman
- curandero — a male healer or shaman in Hispanic-America
- curtained — A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- cusimanse — A small mongoose, of genus Crossarchus, native to West Africa.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- ecuadoran — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- educating — Present participle of educate.
- education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- encapture — (transitive) To capture.
- encaustic — (especially in painting and ceramics) using pigments mixed with hot wax that are burned in as an inlay.
- enceladus — a giant who was punished for his rebellion against the gods by a fatal blow from a stone cast by Athena. He was believed to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily
- encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- encurtain — to cover or surround with curtains or a veil
- endurance — The fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.
- ensurance — (obsolete) insurance.
- enucleate — Remove the nucleus from (a cell).
- enunciate — Say or pronounce clearly.
- epicurean — Of or concerning Epicurus or his ideas.
- euclidean — (rare) alternative spelling of Euclidean.
- eulachons — Plural form of eulachon.
- eunuchate — (transitive) To make a eunuch of; to castrate (a man).
- executant — A person who carries something into effect.
- exultance — Exultation.
- exultancy — Exultance, exultation.
- fauxmance — a fake romance between two celebrities in order to gain press coverage
- fecundate — to make prolific or fruitful.
- genicular — of or relating to the knee
- gluconate — a salt of gluconic acid
- gnu emacs — Emacs
- grauncher — a person who crushes or destroys
- guidances — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- gynaeceum — (among the ancient Greeks) the part of a dwelling used by women.
- hacqueton — an upholstered garment for the upper body worn under chain mail or such a garment covered with chain mail