6-letter words containing u, n, c
- uncart — to remove from a cart
- uncase — to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- uncast — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- unchic — not chic; inelegant; passé.
- unciae — a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- uncial — designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century a.d.
- unclad — a simple past tense and past participle of unclothe.
- unclew — to unfurl (a sail) from the yardarm
- unclip — to become unclipped
- unclog — to free of an obstruction or impediment: to unclog a drain; to unclog rush-hour traffic.
- uncock — (of wrists) to bend into a cocked position during a golf swing
- uncoil — unfurl, unfold
- uncolt — to divest or deprive of a horse
- uncool — not self-assured or relaxed: He felt very uncool, making a speech to strangers.
- uncope — to uncover
- uncord — to release (a bow, etc) from cords
- uncork — to draw the cork from.
- uncowl — to remove a covering or monk's hood from (a head, etc.)
- unctad — United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- uncuff — to remove a cuff from
- uncurb — to remove curbs or restraints from (a horse)
- uncurl — unfurl, open up
- uncute — not cute
- undeck — to remove decorations from
- undock — to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station).
- unesco — an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- unfact — a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.
- unicef — United Nations Children's Fund: an agency, created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, concerned with improving the health and nutrition of children and mothers throughout the world; Nobel Peace Prize 1965.
- unific — unifying; uniting: the unific influence of a common language.
- univac — (processor, company) A brand of computer. There is a historical placard in the United States Census Bureau that has the following, "The Bureau of the Census dedicated the world's first electronic general purpose data processing computer, UNIVAC I, on June 14, 1951. Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation". The Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation designed and built Univac. Over the years, rights to the Univac name changed hands several times. Circa 1987, Sperry Univac merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
- unlace — to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unlock — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- unpack — to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
- unpick — to take out the stitches of (sewing, knitting, etc.).
- untack — to unfasten (something tacked).
- untuck — to release from or bring out of a tucked condition: She untucked her legs.
- uranic — of or relating to the heavens; astronomical: uranic principles.
- urchin — a mischievous boy.
- usance — Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- usnach — (in Irish legend) the father of Naoise
- vaunce — to advance
- vicuna — a wild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers.
- vulcan — the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking, identified with the Greek Hephaestus.
- zanuck — Darryl F(rancis) [dar-uh l] /ˈdær əl/ (Show IPA), 1902–79, U.S. motion-picture producer.