9-letter words containing c, i, s, o
- sociology — the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc.
- sociopath — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- socked in — to strike or hit hard.
- sodomitic — anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
- soft tick — any of numerous ticks of the family Argasidae, lacking a dorsal shield and having the mouthparts on the underside of the head.
- solacious — providing solace
- solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- solicitor — a person who solicits.
- sollicker — force; momentum.
- soloistic — relating to soloists or solo parts
- solomonic — of or relating to King Solomon.
- sonically — in a sonic manner
- sonicator — a device for treatment with ultrasound
- soothlich — truly
- sophistic — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- soporific — causing or tending to cause sleep.
- sorceries — the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
- sosnowiec — a city in S Poland.
- spasmodic — pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
- spicewood — spicebush (def 1).
- sporicide — a substance or preparation for killing spores.
- st. croix — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- stanchion — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- stegnotic — a medication that is constipating or astringent
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- stenopeic — pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
- sticheron — a liturgical hymn sung in the Orthodox Church
- stick out — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stickwork — a player's degree of competence or proficiency as a baseball batter, hockey or lacrosse player, etc.: Frequent practice improved his stickwork.
- stockfish — fish, as the cod or haddock, cured by splitting and drying in the air without salt.
- stockiest — of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.
- stockinet — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
- stocklist — a list or inventory of all the items in stock
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- stoically — impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer.
- stomachic — of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- stratonic — of or relating to an army
- striction — the act of constricting.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subatomic — of or relating to a process that occurs within an atom.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- suboffice — a branch or local office of a business
- suboscine — of or relating to birds of the suborder Suboscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the supposedly more primitive members of the order, with less well developed vocal organs than the oscine birds.
- subsocial — without a definite social structure.
- suctorial — adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- sudorific — causing sweat; diaphoretic.
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- supercoil — superhelix.
- suspicion — act of suspecting.