8-letter words containing unc
- munching — to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.
- munchkin — a small person, especially one who is dwarfish or elfin in appearance.
- nunchaku — Sometimes, nunchakus. a Japanese hand weapon for defense against frontal assault, consisting of two foot-long hardwood sticks joined by a chain or thick cord that stretches to body width.
- nuncheon — (now dialectal, archaic) A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.
- nunchuck — Alternative form of nunchaku.
- obnounce — (in ancient Rome) to announce an unfavorable omen.
- outpunch — to punch better than
- paunched — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- peduncle — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- prepunch — to pierce with holes in advance
- punch in — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch up — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch-up — punch-out (def 2).
- punchbag — A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
- puncheon — a heavy slab of timber, roughly dressed, for use as a floorboard.
- punchier — punch-drunk.
- punching — a tool or machine for perforating or stamping materials, driving nails, etc.
- punctate — marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
- punctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- punctule — a very small opening
- puncture — the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
- quidnunc — a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.
- relaunch — an act or instance of launching something again.
- renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- runcible — Early system for mathematics on IBM 650. See also FORTRUNCIBLE, IT.
- scrunchy — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- semuncia — a bronze coin produced during the period of the Roman Republic, weighing half an ounce, and equivalent in value to a twenty-fourth of an as at the time
- sprauncy — smart or showy in appearance
- sunchoke — Jerusalem artichoke (def 2).
- trouncer — a person who trounces someone or something
- truncate — to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
- unbouncy — not bouncy
- uncalled — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- uncandid — not frank or candid; guarded; reserved
- uncanned — preserved in a can or jar: canned peaches.
- uncapped — to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- uncarded — (of wool or other fibres) not carded
- uncaring — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- uncarved — (of food) not carved or carved up
- uncashed — money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- uncasked — removed from a cask; brought out of a cask
- uncatchy — not catchy or memorable
- uncaught — simple past tense and past participle of catch.
- uncaused — not resulting from some antecedent cause.
- unceased — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- unchancy — unlucky.
- uncharge — to acquit.
- unchaste — not chaste; not virtuous; not pure: an unchaste woman.
- unchewed — not chewed