9-letter words containing a, d, s, t
- quantised — Mathematics, Physics. to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
- radio set — an apparatus that receives radio signals
- radiocast — a radiobroadcast.
- radiosity — (graphics) A method for rendering a view of a three-dimensional scene that provides realistic lighting effects, such as interobject reflections and color bleeding. Radiosity methods are computationally intense, due to the use of linear systems of equations and the spatial complexity of large scenes.
- rat-arsed — drunk
- re-adjust — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
- red state — a state of the U.S. that usually votes Republican.
- redbreast — the European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
- redstreak — an English variety of apple which is streaked red and yellow and is used in cider making
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- reductase — any enzyme acting as a reducing agent.
- restained — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
- ringstand — a stand on which laboratory equipment is placed
- road test — test of vehicle in use
- road-test — to test (an automotive vehicle) under normal operating conditions on the road, as by a potential purchaser.
- roadstead — road (def 4).
- sainthood — the character or status of a saint.
- salt dome — a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth's surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools.
- salty dog — a cocktail of gin or vodka and grapefruit juice, traditionally served in a salt-rimmed glass.
- sand trap — (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
- sand-cast — to produce (a casting) by pouring molten metal into sand molds.
- sand-trap — (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
- sandblast — a blast of air or steam laden with sand, used to clean, grind, cut, or decorate hard surfaces, as of glass, stone, or metal.
- sandhurst — a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
- sandspout — the sand sucked into the air by a whirlwind
- sandstone — a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usually quartz, cemented together by various substances, as silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay.
- sandstorm — a windstorm, especially in a desert, that blows along great clouds of sand (distinguished from dust storm).
- sanitized — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- santander — Francisco de Paula [frahn-sees-kaw th e pou-lah] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1840, South American soldier and statesman: president of New Granada 1832–37.
- saponated — treated or combined with soap
- satedness — the state of being sated, glutted, or overfilled
- satelloid — a low-altitude satellite using engines with small thrust to maintain its orbit.
- satinwood — the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
- satirized — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- saturated — saturated.
- saturdays — on Saturdays: Saturdays we go to the movies.
- saturniid — any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths.
- sauntered — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- seastrand — seashore.
- sedentary — characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
- seed coat — the outer integument of a seed.
- seed tray — a tray that once filled with soil or compost is used for planting seeds in
- seedeater — any of numerous small, tropical American finches, especially of the genus Sporophila.
- semantide — a type of molecule found in all cells, which changes slowly over time
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- set aside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- set-aside — something, as land or profits, set aside for a particular purpose.