9-letter words containing d, e, s, i, t
- standpipe — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
- stapedial — the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- stapedius — the small muscle in the inner ear attached to and controlling the stapes
- state aid — financial support extended by a state government to a local institution serving the public, as a school or library.
- stateside — being in or toward the continental U.S.
- statewide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
- stationed — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- steadicam — a mechanism for steadying a handheld camera, consisting of a shock-absorbing arm to which the camera is attached and a harness worn by the camera operator
- steadiest — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- steedlike — resembling a steed or spirited horse
- steerhide — the hide of a steer.
- stellerid — a starfish belonging to the class Asteroidea and having a star-shaped body
- stepchild — a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
- steradian — a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
- steroidal — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- stickered — a person or thing that sticks.
- stickseed — any of the weedy plants belonging to the genus Lappula, having prickly seeds that adhere to clothing.
- stickweed — the ragweed.
- stiffened — to make stiff.
- stinkweed — any of various rank-smelling plants, as the jimson weed.
- stintedly — in a stinted, scant, or limited manner
- storewide — applying to all the merchandise or all the departments within a store: the annual storewide clearance sale.
- streisand — Barbra. born 1942, US singer, actress, and film director: the films she has acted in include Funny Girl (1968) and A Star is Born (1976); her films as actress and director include Yentl (1983), Prince of Tides (1990), and The Mirror has Two Faces (1996)
- stridency — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- studiable — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- stupefied — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- stupidest — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- subeditor — a subordinate or junior editor.
- submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- subtitled — with dialogue on screen
- surfeited — excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
- sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- syndicate — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- tableside — the area around or beside a table.
- tailslide — the backward descent of an aeroplane after stalling or losing speed while in an upward trajectory
- tanalised — having been treated with the trademarked timber preservative Tanalith
- tardiness — late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
- tarnished — metal: discolored
- tediosity — tediousness
- tediously — marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey.
- tehsildar — person who administrates a tehsil
- televised — broadcast on TV
- tendinous — of the nature of or resembling a tendon.
- the sidhe — the inhabitants of fairyland; fairies
- the-birds — a comedy (414 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
- theodosia — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “god-given.”.
- theorised — to form a theory or theories.
- therapsid — any of various groups of mammallike reptiles of the extinct order Therapsida, inhabiting all continents from mid-Permian to late Triassic times, some of which were probably warm-blooded and directly ancestral to mammals.
- tidepools — tidal pool.