9-letter words containing d, u, s
- sound law — phonetic law.
- sound man — a technician who produces sound effects.
- sound off — the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- sound out — to measure or try the depth of (water, a deep hole, etc.) by letting down a lead or plummet at the end of a line, or by some equivalent means.
- soundbite — short statement, quotation
- soundcard — A soundcard is a piece of equipment which can be put into a computer so that the computer can produce music or other sounds.
- soundings — measurements of atmospheric conditions, as made using a radiosonde or rocketsonde
- soundless — unfathomable; very deep.
- soundness — free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
- soundpost — a small post, usually of pine, on guitars, violins, etc, that joins the front surface to the back, helps to support the bridge, and allows the whole body of the instrument to vibrate
- souped up — a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- souped-up — a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- sour dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
- sourdough — leaven, especially fermented dough retained from one baking and used, rather than fresh yeast, to start the next.
- sous vide — the technique of cooking ingredients in a vacuum-sealed plastic pouch, usually for a long time at a low temperature.
- sous-vide — the technique of cooking ingredients in a vacuum-sealed plastic pouch, usually for a long time at a low temperature.
- southdown — one of an English breed of sheep, yielding mutton of high quality.
- southland — a southern area.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- spelunked — to explore caves, especially as a hobby.
- splendour — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spodumene — a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi 2 O 6 , occurring in prismatic crystals, transparent varieties being used as gems.
- spondulix — money; cash.
- sporidium — a small spore produced on the basidia or promycelia of fungi, etc
- squabbled — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- squad car — police vehicle
- squadoosh — nothing
- squadrone — a former Scottish political party, active in the last parliament of Scotland before the Act of Union, in the early 18th century
- squadsman — a member of a squad or team.
- squeegeed — an implement edged with rubber or the like, for removing water from windows after washing, sweeping water from wet decks, etc.
- squinched — to contort (the features) or squint.
- squiredom — the squirearchy.
- st. cloud — a city in central Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- staghound — a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
- stand out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- stand-out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- stapedius — the small muscle in the inner ear attached to and controlling the stapes
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- stomodeum — a depression in the ectoderm of the oral region of a young embryo, which develops into the mouth and oral cavity.
- stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
- stralsund — a seaport in NE Germany: a member of the medieval Hanseatic League; besieged by Wallenstein 1628.
- strouding — a woolly material used to make strouds or blankets
- struggled — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- stud bolt — a headless bolt threaded at each end.
- stud book — A stud book is a written record of the breeding of a particular horse, especially a racehorse.
- stud farm — place where horses are bred
- stud mare — a female horse kept for breeding
- studentry — students collectively
- studhorse — a stallion kept for breeding.
- studiable — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.