9-letter words containing a, s, i, n, e
- sanbenito — an ornamented garment worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé.
- sand pile — a base for a footing in soft soil, made by compacting sand in a cavity left by a wooden pile.
- sandiness — of the nature of or consisting of sand.
- sandpiper — any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call.
- sanforize — to preshrink (cloth) permanently by a patented process before making garments
- sanhedrim — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sanhedrin — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sanitized — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- sanitizer — a substance or preparation for killing germs, designed for use especially on food-processing equipment.
- sapogenin — a crystalline substance derived from saponin
- sappiness — abounding in sap, as a plant.
- saracenic — History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcosine — a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- sarkiness — the quality of being sarcastic
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- sassiness — impertinent; insolent; saucy: a sassy reply; a sassy teen.
- satinette — a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- saturnine — sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
- sauciness — impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child.
- savviness — experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- 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.
- scariness — the state or quality of being scary
- scarpines — an instrument for torturing feet
- scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- scenarist — a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- scenarize — to make or create a scenario of something
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- sciaenoid — belonging or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous fishes that produce a loud sound by snapping the muscles attached to their air bladder, comprising the croakers and drums.
- sciential — having knowledge.
- scrape in — to succeed in entering with difficulty or by a narrow margin
- screaking — screeching or creaking
- screaming — uttering screams.
- sea onion — Also called sea squill. a Mediterranean plant, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, yielding medicinal squill.
- sea robin — any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- sea snail — any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- seafaring — traveling by sea.
- seakindly — sailing easily in a rough sea.
- seal ring — a finger ring bearing an incised design for embossing a wax seal.
- searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- searingly — in a searing manner
- seasoning — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- sebastian — Saint, died a.d. 288? Roman martyr.
- sectarian — of or relating to sectaries or sects.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- securitan — a person believing they are secure
- selachian — belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.
- semainier — a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
- semantics — Linguistics. the study of meaning. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.