8-letter words containing u, n, i, s
- finsbury — former metropolitan borough of EC London, now part of Islington
- flunkies — Plural form of flunkey (Alternative spelling of flunkeys).
- flushing — a flushed bird or flock of birds.
- flutings — Plural form of fluting.
- fluxions — (obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus.
- focusing — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- fuchsine — A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride or similar) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
- fuchsins — Plural form of fuchsin.
- fundings — Plural form of funding.
- fungoids — Plural form of fungoid.
- funniest — Superlative form of funny.
- fusional — the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- gaussian — Karl Friedrich [kahrl free-drikh] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1777–1855, German mathematician and astronomer.
- geminous — found in pairs
- genius's — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- geniuses — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- ginhouse — a building in which cotton is ginned
- ginsburg — Ruth Bader [bey-der] /ˈbeɪ dər/ (Show IPA), born 1933, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1993.
- glucosin — any of a class of compounds, some of which are highly toxic, derived from reactions of glucose with ammonia.
- gluiness — Alt form glueyness.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- grousing — to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- grundies — men's underpants
- grunions — Plural form of grunion.
- guesclin — Bertrand du ?1320–80, French commander during the Hundred Years' War
- guessing — The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.
- guesting — Present participle of guest.
- guianese — of or relating to the region of Guiana, its inhabitants, or their language.
- guinness — Sir Alec, 1914–2000, English actor.
- gunfires — Plural form of gunfire.
- gunships — Plural form of gunship.
- gunsight — A device on a gun that enables it to be aimed accurately.
- gunsmith — a person who makes or repairs firearms.
- gunstick — a ramrod
- hemionus — (zoology, obsolete) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.
- hinduism — the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.
- hocusing — Present participle of hocus.
- honorius — (Giacomo Savelli) 1210–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1285–87.
- housings — Plural form of housing.
- housling — the growing of the climbing stem of the hop into a dense mass at the top of the poles which support it
- huggings — Plural form of hugging.
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- humanise — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanism — any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- hustings — (before 1872) the temporary platform on which candidates for the British Parliament stood when nominated and from which they addressed the electors.
- hustling — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- hutchins — Robert Maynard, 1899–1977, U.S. educator and college president.
- ibn saud — Abdul-Aziz [ahb-doo l-ah-zeez] /ɑbˈdʊl ɑˈziz/ (Show IPA), 1880–1953, king of Saudi Arabia 1932–53 (father of Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz).
- ibn-saud — Abdul-Aziz (æbˈdʊlæˈziːz). 1880–1953, first king of Saudi Arabia (1932–53)