9-letter words containing a, d, s, o, r
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- road rash — grazing of the skin as a result of falling off a bicycle, skateboard, etc, onto a hard surface
- road show — touring performance or display
- road sign — traffic notice
- road test — test of vehicle in use
- road user — anyone who uses a road, such as a pedestrian, cyclist or motorist
- road-show — of or relating to road shows.
- road-test — to test (an automotive vehicle) under normal operating conditions on the road, as by a potential purchaser.
- roadhouse — an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.
- roadstead — road (def 4).
- roadworks — work, as construction or repairs, done on a road.
- rodgersia — a type of flowering plant which grows in shady and moist conditions
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- roundsman — a person who makes rounds, as of inspection.
- rudaceous — (of conglomerate, breccia, and similar rocks) composed of coarse-grained material
- saffroned — containing or coloured by saffron
- sailboard — a long board, usually of Plexiglas, used for windsurfing, having a mount for a sail, a daggerboard, and a small skeg.
- sanderson — Tessa. born 1956, British javelin-thrower: won gold at the 1984 Olympics
- sandstorm — a windstorm, especially in a desert, that blows along great clouds of sand (distinguished from dust storm).
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sardonian — a person who flatters with harmful or deadly intent
- sarvodaya — (in India) economic and social development and improvement of a community as a whole
- sash cord — a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- scaraboid — of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
- scorecard — a card for keeping score of a sports contest and, especially in team sports, for identifying the players by name, number, and position.
- scumboard — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- serranoid — resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.
- sforzando — to be played with strong initial attack
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shopboard — a shop counter or work bench
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- side road — small street leading off larger road
- sideboard — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- signboard — a board bearing a sign.
- silk road — ancient trade route extending from China to the Mediterranean
- skid road — an area of cheap barrooms and run-down hotels, frequented by alcoholics and vagrants.
- skimboard — a type of short, rounded surfboard used for riding in shallow water.
- slip road — A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway.
- smorzando — fading away; dying out (a musical direction).
- snodgrass — W(illiam) D(ewitt) [duh-wit] /dəˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1926–2009, U.S. poet.
- snowboard — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.