8-letter words containing u, n, i, s, l
- quisling — a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; fifth columnist.
- rustling — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- sculking — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
- scullion — a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- sculping — the act of cutting the skin and its adhering fat from the body of a seal.
- selenium — a nonmetallic element chemically resembling sulfur and tellurium, occurring in several allotropic forms, as crystalline and amorphous, and having an electrical resistance that varies under the influence of light. Symbol: Se; atomic weight: 78.96; atomic number: 34; specific gravity: (gray) 4.80 at 25°C, (red) 4.50 at 25°C.
- semilune — a half-moon shape
- silurian — of or relating to the Silures or their country.
- silvanus — the god of forests and uncultivated land, later worshiped under three aspects, as the protector of the house, of the herds, and of the boundaries of the farm.
- simulant — simulating; feigning; imitating.
- sinfully — characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
- singular — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
- skulking — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
- sludging — intravascular slowing or clumping of red blood cells.
- sluffing — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- slugging — a hard blow or hit, especially with a fist or baseball bat.
- sluicing — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- slumming — Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slumping — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- slurring — to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
- solution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- splenium — a structure in the brain
- splenius — a broad muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper part of the thoracic region, the action of which draws the head backward and assists in turning it to one side.
- stunsail — studdingsail.
- subtilin — an antibiotic peptide drug derived from Bacillus subtilis, predominantly used to combat various pathogenic fungi as well as Gram-positive bacteria
- succinyl — either of the two radicals of succinic acid
- suckling — Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.
- suleiman — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
- sulfinyl — containing the sulfinyl group; thionyl.
- sulfonic — sulfo.
- sulindac — a yellow crystalline substance, C 2 0 H 1 7 FO 3 S, that is used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.
- sullivan — Annie (Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy) 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
- sultanic — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- sunblind — a blind, such as a Venetian blind, that shades a room from the sun's glare
- sundrily — in sundry or distinct ways; variously
- sunlight — the light of the sun; sunshine.
- supinely — lying on the back, face or front upward.
- tussling — to struggle or fight roughly or vigorously; wrestle; scuffle.
- ugliness — very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- uneasily — not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
- unlisted — not listed; not entered in a list or directory: an unlisted telephone number.
- unpolish — to remove polish from, to make imperfect
- unsailed — not sailed
- unseelie — evil malevolent fairies
- unsilent — not silent
- unsinful — characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
- unsliced — not sliced
- unsluice — to provide an opening for (something)
- unsocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- unsoiled — free from dirt; not soiled