9-letter words containing u, n, r, i
- purposing — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- purringly — in a purring manner
- pursiness — the state of being pursy
- puttering — to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden.
- quantizer — An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response.
- quantrill — William Clarke, 1837–65, Confederate guerrilla leader.
- quarrying — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- quatrains — Plural form of quatrain.
- quavering — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- quercetin — a yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 1 5 H 1 0 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the quercitron and other vegetable substances, used as a yellow dye; flavin.
- querencia — (bullfighting) The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand. (from 1930s).
- querimony — a complaint
- quickener — to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
- quietener — a thing which quiets or sedates
- quinarius — a denomination of ancient Roman coinage, issued in silver or gold at various times and undergoing many changes of value.
- quintroon — a person having one octoroon and one White parent and therefore having one-sixteenth Black blood
- quit-rent — rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
- quitrents — Plural form of quitrent.
- quivering — the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.
- rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
- re-injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- rebutting — to refute by evidence or argument.
- recaution — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
- recurring — occurring or appearing again.
- recursion — the process of defining a function or calculating a number by the repeated application of an algorithm.
- recutting — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- reducting — to reduce.
- reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- refurnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- refusenik — a Soviet citizen, usually Jewish, who was denied permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
- rehnquist — William H(ubbs) [huhbz] /hʌbz/ (Show IPA), 1924–2005, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–86; chief justice 1986–2005.
- reinjured — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- reinsurer — A reinsurer is an insurance company that insures the risks of other insurance companies.
- remindful — reviving memory of something; reminiscent.
- renifleur — a person who is sexually aroused or gratified by odors.
- renourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- repulsing — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- requicken — to restore or come back to life or vigour
- requiring — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- requiting — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- requoting — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
- rerouting — a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston?
- rerunning — to run again.
- resulting — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- retinular — of or relating to the retinula
- retrusion — the act of moving a tooth backward.
- reubenite — a member of the tribe of Reuben.
- revulsion — a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.