9-letter words containing a, l, e, s, n
- sabellian — a member of a group of early Italian peoples including the Samnites and Sabines.
- sailplane — a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air.
- saint leo — Saint (Bruno) 1002–54, German ecclesiastic: pope 1049–54.
- salangane — a bird of the genus Collocalia, which make edible nests
- saliaunce — an onslaught
- saliently — prominent or conspicuous: salient traits.
- salinized — to treat with salt or render saline.
- salt mine — a mine from which salt is excavated.
- saltiness — tasting of or containing salt; saline.
- salvemini — Gaetano [gah-e-tah-naw] /ˌgɑ ɛˈtɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1957, Italian historian in the U.S.
- samuelson — Paul A(nthony) 1915–2009, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1970.
- sand flea — beach flea.
- sand leek — a Eurasian alliaceous plant, Allium scorodoprasum, having reddish-pink flowers, purple bulbils, and a garlic-like bulb
- sand pile — a base for a footing in soft soil, made by compacting sand in a cavity left by a wooden pile.
- sandalled — a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- say uncle — a brother of one's father or mother.
- scale pan — one of the pans of a balance
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scaliness — a scaly quality or condition
- scan line — (hardware) A horizontal line of pixels generated by a single horizontal sweep of the beam from a monitor's electron gun. The number of scanlines that make up a frame is the vertical resolution.
- scannable — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
- sciential — having knowledge.
- sea snail — any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- seakindly — sailing easily in a rough sea.
- seal ring — a finger ring bearing an incised design for embossing a wax seal.
- searingly — in a searing manner
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- sedgeland — land covered with sedge
- segmental — of, relating to, or characterized by segments or segmentation.
- selachian — belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.
- selectman — (in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
- self-want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- semblance — outward aspect or appearance.
- semiangle — half of a particular angle
- semifinal — of or relating to the round preceding the final one in a tournament from which losers are eliminated.
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- seminally — pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- seneschal — an officer having full charge of domestic arrangements, ceremonies, the administration of justice, etc., in the household of a medieval prince or dignitary; steward.
- sensorial — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- sensually — pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly.
- seriplane — a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.
- serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- sessional — the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.
- sexennial — of or for six years.
- sextantal — pertaining to the weight standard that determined the worth of Roman coins
- sexvalent — hexavalent or having a valency of six
- shaveling — Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
- shearling — Chiefly British. a yearling sheep that has been shorn once.
- shelleyan — Also, Shellian. of, relating to, or characteristic of Percy Bysshe Shelley or his works.