9-letter words containing u, n, s
- effusions — the act of effusing or pouring forth.
- elkhounds — Plural form of elkhound.
- emulsions — Plural form of emulsion.
- encaustic — (especially in painting and ceramics) using pigments mixed with hot wax that are burned in as an inlay.
- enceladus — a giant who was punished for his rebellion against the gods by a fatal blow from a stone cast by Athena. He was believed to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily
- enclosure — An area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier.
- encomiums — Plural form of encomium.
- encrusted — Simple past tense and past participle of encrust.
- encumbers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encumber.
- end house — the last house in a row, terrace, or street, from the viewpoint of the speaker
- endosteum — (biology) A membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone.
- engenious — Alternative form of ingenious.
- enquirers — Plural form of enquirer.
- enquiries — Plural form of enquiry.
- enshrouds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enshroud.
- ensuingly — In an ensuing manner; subsequently.
- ensurance — (obsolete) insurance.
- enthusing — Present participle of enthuse.
- entrusted — Assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone).
- enviously — In an envious manner or to an envious degree.
- epigenous — growing on the surface, esp the upper surface, of an organism or part
- epigynous — (of flowers) having the receptacle enclosing and fused with the gynoecium so that the other floral parts arise above it
- eponymous — (of a person) giving their name to something.
- equalness — (nonstandard) equality.
- equations — Plural form of equation.
- equinoxes — Plural form of equinox.
- erogenous — (of a part of the body) Sensitive to sexual stimulation.
- erroneous — Wrong; incorrect.
- eruptions — Plural form of eruption.
- esculents — Plural form of esculent.
- espousing — Present participle of espouse.
- esquiline — one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
- estuarian — relating to an estuary
- estuarine — Of or pertaining to an estuary.
- esurience — The quality of being esurient; extreme gluttony or boundless hunger.
- eulachons — Plural form of eulachon.
- eumenides — another name for the Furies, used by the Greeks as a euphemism
- eunuchism — The condition of being a eunuch.
- euphenics — the study of biological improvement
- euphonies — Plural form of euphony.
- euphonism — the use of pleasant-sounding words or phrases
- euphonous — Alternative form of euphonious.
- euro-isdn — European Integrated Services Digital Network. An ETSI standard for Integrated Services Digital Network being phased in in March 1994. Euro-ISDN will allow full transparent interworking between all European countries (members of the CEPT). It is available on a commercial basis in most European countries.
- euthanase — (UK) Alternative form of euthanize.
- euthanise — (transitive, British) alternative spelling of euthanize.
- euthenics — The study of the effects of place on people.
- exclusion — The process or state of excluding or being excluded.
- excursing — Present participle of excurse.
- excursion — A short journey or trip, esp. one engaged in as a leisure activity.
- excussion — The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.