9-letter words containing a, t, n, s, o
- salvation — the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.
- san mateo — a city in W California.
- sanatoria — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanbenito — an ornamented garment worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé.
- sanctions — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sandspout — the sand sucked into the air by a whirlwind
- sandstone — a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usually quartz, cemented together by various substances, as silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay.
- sandstorm — a windstorm, especially in a desert, that blows along great clouds of sand (distinguished from dust storm).
- santolina — any plant of the evergreen Mediterranean genus Santolina, esp S. chamaecyparissus, grown for its silvery-grey felted foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
- santonica — the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- santorini — a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- saoshyant — the World Savior who will come at the end of time.
- saponated — treated or combined with soap
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- saskatoon — a city in S Saskatchewan, in SW Canada.
- satiation — to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
- satinwood — the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- saxitoxin — a powerful neurotoxin, C 1 0 H 1 7 N 7 O 4 , produced by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax catenella, the causative agent of red tide.
- scalation — an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- scazontic — relating to or consisting of scazons
- scotchman — Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
- sea front — an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- semantron — a bar struck instead of a bell in an Orthodox church
- senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- sensation — the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
- septation — a division between cavities or parts of an organism by partitions or septa
- seriation — the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- serration — serrated condition or form.
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- sigmatron — a machine for generating X-rays
- signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- siltation — earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- simionato — Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- sinuation — a winding; sinuosity.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- sitomania — abnormal craving for food.
- situation — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- slabstone — a paving stone in the form of a slab; flagstone
- slant-top — (especially of a desk) having a slant front.
- snakeroot — any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.
- snap shot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- snapshoot — to take a snapshot of (a subject).
- soapstone — a massive variety of talc with a soapy or greasy feel, used for hearths, washtubs, tabletops, carved ornaments, etc.
- sociation — an association
- soft loan — A soft loan is a loan with a very low interest rate. Soft loans are usually made to developing countries or to businesses in developing countries.
- soft-land — to cause to land slowly and without jarring impact: to soft-land the module on the planet's surface.