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9-letter words containing a, r, m, e, s

  • sea bream — any of numerous marine sparid fishes, as Pagellus centrodontus, inhabiting waters off the coasts of Europe.
  • search me — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
  • self-harm — injury inflicted deliberately on yourself
  • semainier — a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
  • semantron — a bar struck instead of a bell in an Orthodox church
  • semaphore — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
  • semestral — (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
  • semi arid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
  • semi-arid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
  • semidwarf — a plant which is smaller than usual but bigger than a dwarf
  • semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
  • semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
  • semiramis — a legendary Assyrian queen, the wife of Ninus and founder of Babylon, noted for her wisdom and beauty.
  • semirural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
  • semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
  • separatum — a reprint of an article separately from the magazine, journal, or book in which it was originally published; an offprint
  • septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
  • serialism — twelve-tone technique.
  • shakerism — the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.
  • shamateur — a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
  • sharesman — a person who works for a share of something
  • shoemaker — William Lee ("Willie") 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.
  • shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
  • side arms — a weapon, as a pistol or sword, carried at the side or in the belt.
  • siem reap — a city in NW Cambodia, near Angkor.
  • simulacre — simulacrum.
  • skim-read — to read quickly and superficially, in order to pick up the important or significant details
  • slum area — an area of a city filled with slums
  • smackeroo — a hard slap or swat: He gave the ball a smackeroo.
  • smart set — sophisticated, fashionable people as a group: a shop catering to the smart set.
  • smartarse — a clever person, esp one who parades his knowledge offensively
  • smartness — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
  • smartweed — any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.
  • smasheroo — a popular success
  • smattered — to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding.
  • smearcase — any soft cheese suitable for spreading or eating with a spoon, especially a sour cottage cheese.
  • smiercase — any soft cheese suitable for spreading or eating with a spoon, especially a sour cottage cheese.
  • snowmaker — a machine that makes artificial snow for ski slopes.
  • sokemanry — tenure of land subject to the soke of someone else.
  • sörenstam — Annika (ˈænɪka). born 1970, Swedish golfer; winner of the US Women's Open (1995, 1996, 2006), the LPGA Championship (2003, 2004, 2005), and the British Women's Open (2003)
  • spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
  • spermaria — spermaries
  • spermatia — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
  • spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
  • spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
  • spermato- — indicating sperm
  • spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
  • spymaster — an espionage agent who directs a network of subordinate agents.
  • stampeder — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
  • stateroom — a private room or compartment on a ship, train, etc.
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