9-letter words containing a, n, d, i
- serranoid — resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.
- sgian-dhu — a dirk carried in the stocking by Highlanders
- shadiness — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- shadowing — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
- side band — the band of frequencies at the sides of the carrier frequency of a modulated signal.
- signalled — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- signboard — a board bearing a sign.
- snakebird — anhinga.
- snowdonia — a massif in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, the highest peak being Snowdon
- spadassin — a swordsman
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
- spikenard — an aromatic, Indian plant, Nardostachys jatamansi, of the valerian family, believed to be the nard of the ancients.
- springald — a youth; young fellow.
- staidness — of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
- staminode — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- staminody — the metamorphosis of any of various flower organs, as a sepal or a petal, into a stamen.
- staminoid — like a stamen
- stand oil — a thick oil made by heating linseed oil to temperatures of 600°F and higher, used chiefly as a medium in paints.
- standpipe — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
- stasidion — a choir stall in an Orthodox church.
- stationed — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- steradian — a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
- stranding — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
- streisand — Barbra. born 1942, US singer, actress, and film director: the films she has acted in include Funny Girl (1968) and A Star is Born (1976); her films as actress and director include Yentl (1983), Prince of Tides (1990), and The Mirror has Two Faces (1996)
- sudaminal — pertaining to a sudamen or sudamina; comprising sudamina
- sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- swan dive — into water
- swan-dive — to perform a swan dive.
- swaziland — a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km). Capital: Mbabane.
- syndicate — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- synedrial — relating to a synedrion
- synodical — of a synod; synodal
- tail wind — a wind blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft
- tailender — a person at the tail end, esp (in cricket) the batter or batters last in the batting order
- tanalised — having been treated with the trademarked timber preservative Tanalith
- tanalized — having been treated with the trademarked timber preservative Tanalith
- tardiness — late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
- tarnished — metal: discolored
- teniacide — an agent that destroys tapeworms.
- thanatoid — resembling or like death
- theandric — relating to the state of being both divine and human, esp pertaining to Christ
- third man — Cricket. the position of a fielder on the off side between slip and point. the fielder occupying this position.
- thirdhand — previously used or owned by two successive people.
- thirdsman — an intermediary or arbitrator; the third person
- threadfin — any spiny-rayed fishes of the family Polynemidae, having the lower part of the pectoral fin composed of numerous, separate, filamentous rays.
- threading — twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing.