8-letter words containing u, n, c, r
- outrance — the utmost extremity.
- outscorn — to defy with scorn
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- pin curl — a small section of hair wound in a circle and secured with a hairpin to set it in a curl
- pin-curl — to curl (the hair) by using clips or hairpins.
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- prepunch — to pierce with holes in advance
- prudence — a female given name.
- punchier — punch-drunk.
- puncture — the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
- quencher — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- quercine — of or relating to an oak.
- rancagua — a city in central Chile.
- re-count — to count again.
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- reducing — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- reinduce — to induce again
- reinduct — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- relaunch — an act or instance of launching something again.
- relucent — shining; bright.
- renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- reuchlin — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1455–1522, German humanist scholar.
- rhonchus — a wheezing or snoring sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by an accumulation of mucus or other material.
- rinceaux — an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- rubicund — red or reddish; ruddy: a rubicund complexion.
- ructions — disturbance
- run back — to carry (a football) toward the opponent's goal, as after receiving a kickoff
- runcible — Early system for mathematics on IBM 650. See also FORTRUNCIBLE, IT.
- ruthenic — containing ruthenium in a higher valence state than the corresponding ruthenious compound.
- saturnic — having or affected with lead-poisoning
- sciurine — of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- scornful — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scrinium — a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scroungy — given to or characterized by scrounging.
- scrunchy — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- sinecure — an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- sourcing — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- sprauncy — smart or showy in appearance
- spruance — Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- sprucing — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- suckener — a tenant of a sucken
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- 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