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Words starting with nun

3 letter words starting with nun

  • nun — the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • nun buoy — a conical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker, especially on the starboard side of a channel entering from seaward.
  • nun river — a major channel of the Niger River, in W Africa.

4 letter words starting with nun

  • nunc — now.
  • nunn — Sir Trevor (Robert). born 1940, British theatre director; artistic director (1968–86) and chief executive (1968–86) of the Royal Shakespeare Company; artistic director of the Royal National Theatre (1997–2003). His productions include Nicholas Nickleby (1980), Cats (1981), and Les Misérables (1985)
  • nuns — Plural form of nun.
  • nunu — (South Africa) a weevil (or similar insect).
  • nunc dimittis — (italics) the canticle beginning with the words of Simeon, in Luke 2:29–32, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.”.

5 letter words starting with nun

  • nun's cloth — a thin soft plain-weave silk or worsted fabric used for veils, dresses, etc
  • nun's fiddle — trumpet marine.
  • nun's veiling — a thin, plain-woven, worsted fabric, originally for nuns' veils but now also for dresses, coats, etc.
  • nunny bag — a small sealskin haversack, used chiefly in Newfoundland

6 letter words starting with nun

  • nuncio — a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
  • nuncle — uncle.

7 letter words starting with nun

  • nunatak — a hill or mountain that has been completely encircled by a glacier.
  • nunavut — a territory in N Canada, formed in 1999 from part of the Northwest Territories, extending E from the Northwest Territories to Hudson Bay and including most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. 808,181 sq. mi. (2,093, 190 sq. km) Capital: Iqaluit.
  • nuncios — Plural form of nuncio.
  • nuncles — Plural form of nuncle.
  • nundine — a gathering of traders, their wares, and customers in a public place for the purpose of buying and selling once in every eight day period

8 letter words starting with nun

  • nunataks — Plural form of nunatak.
  • nunation — the doubling, in writing, of the final vowel symbol to indicate the addition, in speech, of the indefinite suffix n to certain nouns.
  • 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.

9 letter words starting with nun

  • nunchakus — Plural form of nunchaku.
  • nunchucks — 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.
  • nuncupate — to state or asseverate in a serious, official, or openly acknowledged manner
  • nunnation — the doubling, in writing, of the final vowel symbol to indicate the addition, in speech, of the indefinite suffix n to certain nouns.
  • nunneries — Plural form of nunnery.

10 letter words starting with nun

  • nunciature — the office or the term of service of a nuncio.

11 letter words starting with nun

  • nunavummiut — The people inhabiting the territory of Nunavut.
  • nuncupation — the action of stating or asseverating an oath or pledge in a serious, official, or openly acknowledged manner
  • nuncupative — (especially of a will) oral; not written.
  • nuncupatory — Nuncupative; oral rather than written.
  • nunnishness — the condition of relating to or having a similarity to a nun

On this page, we collect all words starting with NUN. To make easier to find the right word we have divided all 44 words to groups according to their length. So you should go to appropriate page if can’t find the word that beginning with NUN. that you are searching. Also you can use this page in Scrabble.

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