9-letter words containing u, n, c, r
- roughneck — a rough, coarse person; a tough.
- rounceval — a variety of large pea
- roundarch — having rounded arches
- rubescent — becoming red; blushing.
- rubrician — an expert in or close adherent to liturgical rubrics.
- ructation — an eructation or belch
- rufescent — somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous.
- run close — to compete closely with; present a serious challenge to
- runcinate — (of a leaf) pinnately incised, with the lobes or teeth curved backward.
- runecraft — understanding of and skill working with runes
- rusticana — objects, such as agricultural implements, garden furniture, etc, relating to the countryside or made in imitation of rustic styles
- sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
- schnauzer — one of a German breed of sturdy medium-sized dogs having a tight, wiry, pepper-and-salt or pure black coat, bristly eyebrows and beardlike whiskers, and a docked tail, used originally as a ratter and a guard dog and later used in police work.
- scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
- scourging — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scourings — dirt or refuse removed by scouring.
- screw nut — a nut threaded to receive a screw.
- scrounger — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scrubbing — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scrubdown — an act or instance of scrubbing, especially a thorough washing of a surface or object: The decks of the ship get a scrubdown every morning.
- scrubland — land on which the natural vegetation is chiefly scrub.
- scrumdown — the forming of a scrum in rugby
- scrunched — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
- scrunchie — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- scundered — embarrassed
- scunnered — an irrational dislike; loathing: She took a scunner to him.
- scurrying — to go or move quickly or in haste.
- securance — the act or process of securing
- securitan — a person believing they are secure
- sequencer — a device for the automatic determination or regulation of a sequence.
- sicknurse — someone who nurses a sick person
- soundcard — A soundcard is a piece of equipment which can be put into a computer so that the computer can produce music or other sounds.
- stauncher — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- subbranch — a subordinate branch or a branch of a branch, as of a bank, business, or the like.
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
- subcenter — a secondary or subordinate center, as in the location of a business.
- subcentre — a secondary centre
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- succentor — a precentor's deputy.
- succorant — the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- sugarcane — a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar.
- sun cream — a chemical, usually in the form of a cream, applied to exposed skin to block out all or almost all of the ultraviolet rays of the sun
- sun porch — a windowed porch or porchlike room having more window than wall area, intended to receive large amounts of sunlight.
- sun-cured — cured or preserved by exposure to the rays of the sun, as meat, fish, fruit, tobacco, etc.
- sunscreen — a substance formulated to prevent sunburn, skin cancers, and other conditions caused by excessive exposure to the sun, usually by absorbing and reflecting ultraviolet radiation. Compare SPF.
- sunstruck — affected with sunstroke.
- surcingle — a belt or girth that passes around the belly of a horse and over the blanket, pack, saddle, etc., and is buckled on the horse's back.
- surfacing — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- surgeoncy — the office, duties, or position of a surgeon, esp in the army or navy