8-letter words containing n
- abdomina — Plural form of abdomen.
- abducens — abducens nerve.
- abducent — (of a muscle) abducting
- abducing — Present participle of abduce.
- abednego — one of Daniel's three companions who, together with Shadrach and Meshach, was miraculously saved from destruction in Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace (Daniel 3:12–30)
- abegging — in the act of begging
- abelungu — (South Africa, now chiefly pejorative) White people collectively.
- aberdeen — a city in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: centre for processing North Sea oil and gas; university (1494). Pop: 184 788 (2001)
- aberrant — Aberrant means unusual and not socially acceptable.
- abetment — to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
- abetting — to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
- abeyance — a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily
- abeyancy — (rare) Abeyance.
- abhinaya — (dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.R:MW3 1976 page=3.
- abidance — the act or state of abiding.
- abingdon — a market town in S England, in Oxfordshire. Pop: 36 010 (2001)
- abington — urban township in SE Pa., near Philadelphia: pop. 56,000
- abiocoen — The non-living components of an environment, such as water, soil, air, etc.
- abiogeny — (biology) abiogenesis.
- abjuring — Present participle of abjure.
- ablating — Present participle of ablate.
- ablation — the surgical removal of an organ, structure, or part
- ableness — (uncountable, now, rare) Ability of body or mind; power; force; vigor. (First attested from around 1350 to 1470.).
- abluting — Present participle of ablute.
- ablution — the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
- abnegate — to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- aborigin — (obsolete) Aborigine. (Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 19th century.).
- aborning — while being born, developed, or realized (esp in the phrase die aborning)
- aborting — Present participle of abort.
- abortion — If a woman has an abortion, she ends her pregnancy deliberately so that the baby is not born alive.
- abounded — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- abradant — abrading
- abrading — Present participle of abrade.
- abrasion — An abrasion is an area on a person's body where the skin has been scraped.
- abration — Misspelling of abrasion.
- abscisin — a plant hormone that plays a major role in adapting plants to suit different weather conditions
- absconds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond.
- absences — state of being away or not being present: I acted as supervisor in his absence. Your absence was noted on the records.
- absented — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absentee — An absentee is a person who is expected to be in a particular place but who is not there.
- absentia — Absence.
- absently — in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; inattentively
- absinthe — Absinthe is a very strong alcoholic drink that is green and tastes bitter.
- absonant — inharmonious
- abstains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain.
- abumeron — Avenzoar.
- abundant — Something that is abundant is present in large quantities.
- abutilon — any shrub or herbaceous plant of the malvaceous genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, that have showy white, yellow, or red flowers
- abutment — the state or process of abutting