8-letter words containing u, n, c, r, t
- juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- lincture — A linctus; medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
- micronut — (climbing) A small nut (piece of metal jammed into the rockface to protect a climb).
- neuritic — inflammation of a nerve.
- neurotic — pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
- noctuary — a journal of what happens in the night
- nocturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- nocturne — a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- nocturns — Plural form of nocturn.
- nycturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- outrance — the utmost extremity.
- outscorn — to defy with scorn
- puncture — the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
- re-count — to count again.
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- reinduct — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- relucent — shining; bright.
- ructions — disturbance
- ruthenic — containing ruthenium in a higher valence state than the corresponding ruthenious compound.
- saturnic — having or affected with lead-poisoning
- scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- taciturn — inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- teucrian — of or relating to the ancient Trojans.
- tincture — Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- trouncer — a person who trounces someone or something
- truchman — an interpreter
- trucking — a shuffling jitterbug step.
- truckman — a truckdriver.
- truncate — to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
- turcoman — Turkoman.
- turnback — a part of a garment or similar item that is folded or turned back
- turncoat — a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
- turncock — (formerly) an official employed to turn on the water for the mains supply
- uncreate — to dismantle or unmake
- underact — to play (a role) without adequate emphasis
- undercut — to cut under or beneath.
- unerotic — arousing or satisfying sexual desire: an erotic dance.
- unsecret — not secret
- unstarch — to free from stiffness
- unstruck — not struck
- untraced — (of something missing or hidden) not tracked down or found
- urticant — producing a stinging or itching sensation.