9-letter words containing d, s, n
- sand lily — a small, stemless lily, Leucocrinum montanum, of the western U.S., having white, fragrant flowers.
- sand pear — Asian pear.
- sand pile — a base for a footing in soft soil, made by compacting sand in a cavity left by a wooden pile.
- sand shoe — a light tennis shoe; sneaker.
- sand trap — (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
- sand wasp — any of certain sphecid wasps of the subfamily Bembicinae that nest in the ground and are common along the seashore.
- sand-cast — to produce (a casting) by pouring molten metal into sand molds.
- sand-trap — (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand, usually located near a green, and designed to serve as a hazard.
- sandalled — a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- sandblast — a blast of air or steam laden with sand, used to clean, grind, cut, or decorate hard surfaces, as of glass, stone, or metal.
- sandcrack — a perpendicular fissure in some part of the wall of an animal's hoof, esp. of a horse, often caused by sandy soil
- sanderson — Tessa. born 1956, British javelin-thrower: won gold at the 1984 Olympics
- sandglass — an hourglass.
- sandhurst — a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
- sandiness — of the nature of or consisting of sand.
- sandpaper — strong paper coated with a layer of sand or other abrasive, used for smoothing or polishing.
- sandpiper — any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call.
- sandshoes — light canvas shoes with rubber soles; plimsolls
- 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).
- sandy ray — a species of ray, Leucoraja circularis, of the family Rajidae
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- 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.
- santander — Francisco de Paula [frahn-sees-kaw th e pou-lah] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1840, South American soldier and statesman: president of New Granada 1832–37.
- sapanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
- saponated — treated or combined with soap
- sarabande — a slow, stately Spanish dance, especially of the 17th and 18th centuries, in triple meter, derived from a vigorous castanet dance.
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sardinian — of or relating to Sardinia, its inhabitants, or their language.
- sardonian — a person who flatters with harmful or deadly intent
- satedness — the state of being sated, glutted, or overfilled
- satinwood — the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
- saturniid — any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths.
- sauntered — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- scablands — rough, barren, volcanic topography with thin soils and little vegetation.
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scamander — ancient name of the river Menderes.
- schaudinn — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1871–1906, German zoologist.
- schleiden — Matthias Jakob [mah-tee-ahs yah-kawp] /mɑˈti ɑs ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1804–81, German botanist.
- schneider — to prevent (an opponent) from scoring a point in a game or match.
- 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.
- scoldings — the action of a person who scolds; a rebuke; reproof: I got a scolding for being late again.
- scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
- scrubdown — an act or instance of scrubbing, especially a thorough washing of a surface or object: The decks of the ship get a scrubdown every morning.
- scrubland — land on which the natural vegetation is chiefly scrub.
- scrumdown — the forming of a scrum in rugby
- scrunched — to crunch, crush, or crumple.