9-letter words containing u, n, r, i
- iroquoian — a family of North American Indian languages that includes Cherokee, Seneca, Mohawk, and Oneida.
- irrupting — Present participle of irrupt.
- irruption — a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion.
- irukandji — a tiny but highly venomous Australian jellyfish
- isandrous — having the stamens similar to each other and equal in number to the petals.
- ivory nut — the seed of a low, South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, yielding vegetable ivory.
- januarius — Saint, a.d. 272?–305? Italian ecclesiastic and martyr: patron saint of Naples.
- jointures — Plural form of jointure.
- jonquiere — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- juddering — Present participle of judder.
- juniorate — a two-year course of study for a Jesuit novice in preparation for the course in philosophy.
- juniority — the state or fact of being junior in age, rank, standing, etc.
- junkerism — the spirit or policy of the Junkers.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- kick turn — a turn from a stationary position in which a skier lifts one ski to a point where the heel is nearly at right angles to the snow, then faces the ski outward, sets it down in the direction to be turned, and swings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.
- kurdistan — a mountain and plateau region in SE Turkey, NW Iran, and N Iraq: inhabited largely by Kurds. 74,000 sq. mi. (191,660 sq. km).
- labouring — (British, Canada) present participle of labour.
- larruping — very; exceedingly: That was a larruping good meal.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- laurencin — Marie [ma-ree] /maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1956, French painter, lithographer, and stage designer.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- licensure — the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- lincrusta — a wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
- liquoring — Present participle of liquor.
- lubricant — a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
- luciferin — a pigment occurring in luminescent organisms, as fireflies, that emits light when undergoing oxidation.
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- luminaire — A complete electric light unit (used especially in technical contexts).
- luminaria — (especially in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a Christmas lantern consisting of a lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag.
- lunisolar — pertaining to or based upon the relations or joint action of the moon and the sun.
- luridness — The property of being lurid.
- lurkingly — So as to lurk; in sinister concealment.
- lustering — the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- luxuriant — abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
- maclaurin — Colin, 1698–1746, Scottish mathematician.
- manchuria — a historic region in NE China: ancestral home of the Manchu. About 413,000 sq. mi. (1,070,000 sq. km).
- manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manicures — Plural form of manicure.
- manipular — of or relating to the Roman maniple.
- manubrial — Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
- manubrium — Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
- marauding — engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area: marauding bands of outlaws.
- marihuana — hemp (def 1).
- marijuana — hemp (def 1).
- marinus i — died a.d. 884, pope 882–884.
- marsupian — (obsolete) marsupial.
- martineau — Harriet, 1802–76, English novelist and economist.
- mauritian — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. 720 sq. mi. (1865 sq. km).
- measuring — Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units or by comparing it with an object of known size.