9-letter words containing a, n, u, l
- solutrean — Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
- sound law — phonetic law.
- southland — a southern area.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spirulina — any of the blue-green algae of the genus Spirulina, sometimes added to food for its nutrient value.
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- squalling — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- stralsund — a seaport in NE Germany: a member of the medieval Hanseatic League; besieged by Wallenstein 1628.
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
- 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
- submental — situated beneath the chin
- 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.
- subungual — of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.
- sudaminal — pertaining to a sudamen or sudamina; comprising sudamina
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- sulfation — Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
- sulfonate — an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
- sulpician — a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- sultanate — the office or rule of a sultan.
- sultaness — sultana (defs 2, 3).
- sundsvall — a seaport in E Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- sunnyvale — a city in central California, south of San Francisco.
- suppliant — a person who supplicates; petitioner.
- tangle up — become knotted or intertwined
- tantalous — containing trivalent tantalum.
- tarantula — any of several large, hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae, as Aphonopelma chalcodes, of the southwestern U.S., having a painful but not highly venomous bite.
- tarpaulin — a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
- tellurian — of or characteristic of the earth or its inhabitants; terrestrial.
- tenaculum — Surgery. a small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections.
- tendulkar — Sachin (ˈsæʃɪn) (Ramesh). born 1973, Indian cricketer: he played in 200 test matches (1989–2013) and was the first batsman to score 15,000 runs in tests (2011) and first to score 100 international centuries (2012)
- tenurable — related to an academic post carrying tenure
- thumbnail — the nail of the thumb.
- traguline — like or characteristic of a tragule
- tremulant — trembling; tremulous.
- trial run — a preliminary performance or test of something, as of the operation of a ship or the effectiveness of a play.
- triannual — done, occurring, issued, etc., three times a year.
- turmaline — tourmaline.
- turn tail — the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- turnhalle — a building in which gymnastics is taught and practised
- turntable — the rotating disk that spins the record on a phonograph.
- uitlander — a foreigner, especially a British settler in the Boer republics prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa.