8-letter words containing u, n, s
- aphonous — without voice; voiceless
- apneusis — protracted gasping inhalation followed by short inefficient exhalation, which can cause asphyxia
- apolunes — Plural form of apolune.
- araneous — resembling a spider's web
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arsenous — of or containing trivalent arsenic
- arsonous — relating to arson
- ascanius — the son of Aeneas and Creusa; founder of Alba Longa, mother city of Rome
- assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- assuring — to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to: She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
- astounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound.
- asturian — of or relating to Asturias
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- aubusson — a town in central France, in the Creuse department: a centre for flat-woven carpets and for tapestries since the 16th century. Pop: 4662 (1999)
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- audients — Plural form of audient.
- augments — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment.
- augustan — characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc–14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
- ausonius — Decimus Magnus (ˈdɛsɪməs ˈmæɡnəs). ?310–?395 ad, Latin poet, born in Gaul
- austrian — Austrian means belonging or relating to Austria, or to its people or culture.
- autonyms — Plural form of autonym.
- avernus' — a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- avulsion — a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- banquets — Plural form of banquet.
- basinful — As much as a basin will hold.
- basquine — a tight-fitting bodice worn by women in the Basque region and in Spain
- baudrons — a cat
- bedouins — Plural form of bedouin.
- behistun — a village in W Iran by the ancient road from Ecbatana to Babylon. On a nearby cliff is an inscription by Darius in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian describing his enthronement
- bemusing — to bewilder or confuse.
- bettinus — a crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter.
- big guns — an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science.
- bimanous — (of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet
- blousing — a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- blueness — the quality or state of being blue.
- bluenose — a puritanical or prudish person
- bluesman — a musician who plays the blues
- bluntish — somewhat blunt
- blush-on — blusher (def 2).
- blushing — to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
- bourbons — a member of a French royal family that ruled in France 1589–1792, Spain 1700–1931, and Naples 1735–1806, 1815–60.
- branchus — a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.
- brancusi — Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms
- bronchus — either of the two main branches of the trachea, which contain cartilage within their walls
- bruising — If someone has bruising on their body, they have bruises on it.
- brush-on — fit to be applied with a brush: a brush-on paint remover.
- bsd unix — Berkeley Software Distribution
- buckskin — Buckskin is soft, strong leather made from the skin of a deer or a goat.