9-letter words containing u, n, c
- ceintures — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- censuring — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
- centaurea — any of a genus (Centaurea) of annual and perennial plants of the composite family, having egg-shaped flower heads, including the star thistles and the bachelor's buttons
- centauric — characterized by an integration of mind and body for consciousness above the ego-self
- centaurus — a conspicuous extensive constellation in the S hemisphere, close to the Southern Cross, that contains two first magnitude stars, Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, and the globular cluster Omega Centauri
- centumvir — one of a body of judges responsible for presiding over civil court cases
- centurial — of or relating to a Roman century
- centuried — existing for an indefinite number of centuries.
- centuries — Plural form of century.
- centurion — A centurion was an officer in the Roman army.
- centurium — A rejected name for fermium.
- cgs units — a metric system of units based on the centimetre, gram, and second. For scientific and technical purposes these units have been replaced by SI units
- ch'u yuan — 343–289 b.c, Chinese poet: author of the Li-sao.
- chanceful — eventful
- chancrous — (medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
- changchou — Changzhou
- changchun — a city in NE China, capital of Jilin province: as Hsinking, capital of the Japanese state of Manchukuo (1932–45). Pop: 3 092 000 (2005 est)
- change up — When you change up, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a higher gear.
- change-up — a temporary shift or variation in a normal routine or regular pattern of activity: Reading a mystery novel has been a real change of pace for me.
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
- changeups — Plural form of changeup.
- changzhou — a city in E China, in S Jiangsu province, on the Grand Canal: also known as Wutsin until 1949, when the 7th-century name was officially readopted. Pop: 2 085 500 (2004 est)
- chanteuse — a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret
- chennault — Claire Lee [klair] /klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1890–1958, U.S. Air Force general.
- cherubini — (Maria) Luigi (Carlo Zenobio Salvatore) (luˈiːdʒi). 1760–1842, Italian composer, noted particularly for his church music and his operas.
- cheruping — Present participle of cherup.
- chestnuts — Plural form of chestnut.
- ching-t'u — Pure Land.
- chipmunks — Plural form of chipmunk.
- chitinous — a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- chondrule — one of the small spherical masses of mainly silicate minerals present in chondrites
- chorusing — Present participle of chorus.
- chowhound — a greedy person or a person who loves eating
- chu kiang — Zhu Jiang.
- chuanchow — a seaport in SE Fujian province, in SE China, on Taiwan Strait.
- chuckling — Present participle of chuckle.
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- chundered — Simple past tense and past participle of chunder.
- chungking — Chongqing
- chuntered — Simple past tense and past participle of chunter.
- churching — the act of bringing someone, esp a woman after childbirth, to church for special ceremonies
- churchman — A churchman is the same as a clergyman.
- churchmen — Plural form of churchman.
- churn out — To churn out something means to produce large quantities of it very quickly.
- churnings — Plural form of churning.
- churnmilk — buttermilk
- cinctured — Simple past tense and past participle of cincture.
- cinctures — Plural form of cincture.
- cinderous — a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- cinereous — of a greyish colour