7-letter words containing u, n, s
- outspan — to unyoke or unhitch, as oxen from a wagon.
- outsung — past participle of outsing.
- ozonous — of or containing ozone.
- pashtun — of or relating to the Pashto-speaking people of Afghanistan and NW Pakistan
- peanuts — the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- phineus — a brother of Cepheus who was not brave enough to rescue his betrothed Andromeda from a sea monster and who was eventually turned to stone.
- posaune — an organ reed with a tone resembling a trombone
- poussin — Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1594–1655, French painter.
- pulsant — pulsating; vibrant
- pulsing — the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- pulsion — the act of driving forward
- punches — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- punster — a person who makes puns frequently.
- pursing — a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- push in — (of a crime) accomplished by waiting until a victim has unlocked or opened the door before making a forced entry.
- push on — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- push-in — (of a crime) accomplished by waiting until a victim has unlocked or opened the door before making a forced entry.
- pushing — that pushes.
- pushkin — Alexander Sergeevich [al-ig-zan-der sur-gey-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr syir-gye-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1799–1837, Russian poet, short-story writer, and dramatist.
- pushpin — a short pin having a spool-shaped head of plastic, glass, or metal, used for affixing material to a bulletin board, wall, or the like.
- qdjanus — A Janus-to-Prolog compiler by Saumya Debray <[email protected]>. It is meant to be used with Sicstus Prolog and is mostly compliant with "Programming in Janus" by Saraswat, Kahn, and Levy.
- quangos — Plural form of quango.
- quassin — a bitter crystalline substance
- quesnay — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1694–1774, French economist and physician.
- questin — (organic compound) The substituted anthraquinone 3-methyl, 1,6-dihydroxy, 8-methoxy 9,10-anthraquinone found in some species of Rubiaceae.
- quinces — Plural form of quince.
- resound — to echo or ring with sound, as a place.
- returns — profits accruing from an investment
- rhamnus — a member of the Rhamnus genus of trees and shrubs known as buckthorn
- ricinus — the castor-oil plant
- romanus — died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- rousant — rising
- rousing — exciting; stirring: a rousing song.
- ruinous — bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war.
- runless — without having scored a run; without runs: a runless inning.
- runtish — an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- rushing — the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- russian — of or relating to Russia, its people, or their language.
- rusting — Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- sagunto — a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
- samnium — an ancient country in central Italy.
- sanctum — a sacred or holy place.
- sanctus — (italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- sandbug — mole crab.
- sandbur — any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
- sangui- — blood
- sanious — characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- sankuru — a river in S central Congo, flowing WNW to the Kasai River. 750 miles (1207 km) long.
- saundra — a female given name.
- saunter — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.