9-letter words containing a, b, u, s, l
- studiable — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- suability — liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- sub-ideal — a conception of something in its perfection.
- subaerial — located or occurring on the surface of the earth.
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subapical — located below the apex.
- subastral — pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- subcaudal — below a tail
- subcellar — a cellar below the main cellar.
- subclause — Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- subclimax — the development of an ecological community to a stage short of the expected climax because of some factor, as repeated fires in a forest, that arrests the normal succession.
- subcostal — below the rib
- subdealer — a dealer who buys from another dealer
- subdermal — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subdorsal — situated close to the back in humans or upper surface in animals
- subfamily — Biology. a category of related genera within a family.
- subhalide — a halide containing a relatively small proportion of the halogen, as mercurous chloride.
- subhedral — (of mineral grains comprising igneous rocks) having a partial or incomplete crystal face or form.
- sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
- sublethal — almost lethal or fatal: a sublethal dose of poison.
- sublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- sublinear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- sublunary — situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.
- sublunate — almost crescent-shaped
- subluxate — to partially dislocate
- submental — situated beneath the chin
- submittal — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- subneural — beneath or below a nerve
- subniveal — beneath the snow
- subnormal — below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
- subocular — below or under the eye
- subprimal — (of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.
- subsacral — below the sacrum or bone at the back of the pelvis
- subsample — a specimen from or a small part of a sample.
- subsocial — without a definite social structure.
- substylar — of or relating to a substyle
- subungual — of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.
- subvassal — a vassal of a vassal
- subverbal — of or relating to words: verbal ability.
- superable — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- superably — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- trustable — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- unbashful — uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid.
- unlosable — susceptible to becoming lost.
- unsalable — subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.
- unsatable — not able to be satisfied
- unsayable — of the sort that can be said or spoken; utterable: He felt a great deal that was not sayable.
- unseeable — not able to be seen
- unuseable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.