9-letter words containing u, n, s
- anhydrous — containing no water, esp no water of crystallization
- anilingus — sexual stimulation involving oral contact with the anus
- annexures — Plural form of annexure.
- announces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of announce.
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- annuities — Plural form of annuity.
- anoestrus — a period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals
- anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
- anonymous — If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
- anschluss — a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany (1938)
- ansgarius — Latin name of Ansgar.
- antiabuse — designed to prevent abuse
- antibuser — someone who opposes busing
- antigonus — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antimusic — any form of music intended to overthrow traditional conventions and expectations
- antiochus — name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria
- antiquers — a person who takes a special interest in antiques; a collector of antiquities; antiquary.
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- antitrust — In the United States, antitrust laws are intended to stop large firms taking over their competitors, fixing prices with their competitors, or interfering with free competition in any way.
- antivirus — a piece of software designed to prevent viruses entering a computer system or network
- antonescu — Ion. 1882–1946, Romanian general and statesman; appointed prime minister (1940) by King Carol II. He was executed for war crimes
- antoninus — Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius.
- anxiously — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apronfuls — Plural form of apronful.
- aquanauts — Plural form of aquanaut.
- aquatints — Plural form of aquatint.
- argentous — of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- argonauts — Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
- arguments — an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
- arrhenius — Svante August (ˈsvantə ˈauɡʊst). 1859–1927, Swedish chemist and physicist, noted for his work on the theory of electrolytic dissociation: Nobel prize for chemistry 1903
- arsenious — of or containing arsenic in the trivalent state
- ascendeur — a metal grip that is threaded on a rope and can be alternately tightened and slackened as an aid to climbing the rope: used attached to slings for the feet and waist
- ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
- asian flu — a type of influenza recurring in worldwide epidemics, caused by a virus (A2 strain or subsequent antigenic variants), which apparently originated in China in 1957
- asplenium — any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- assuaging — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
- assurgent — (of leaves, stems, etc) curving or growing upwards; rising
- astounded — If you are astounded by something, you are very shocked or surprised that it could exist or happen.
- astronaut — An astronaut is a person who is trained for travelling in a spacecraft.
- athenaeus — late 2nd century a.d, Greek philosopher and rhetorician at Naucratis in Egypt.
- audiences — the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert: The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.
- auditions — Plural form of audition.
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- augustine — Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
- auslander — (in a German-speaking country) a foreigner
- auspicing — (AU) administration of a grant by one group on behalf of another.
- austenite — a solid solution of carbon in face-centred-cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723°C
- austinite — (rare, mineral) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.