9-letter words containing g, e, a, r, t
- sergeanty — a form of land tenure in which a tenant holding of the king rendered him exclusive services in a status below that of a knight.
- serrating — Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
- signature — a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
- staggered — to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- stagirite — a native or inhabitant of Stagira.
- stagyrite — a native or inhabitant of Stagira.
- stargazer — a person who stargazes, as an astronomer or astrologer.
- stavanger — a seaport in SW Norway.
- stegosaur — a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Stegosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a heavy, bony armor and a row of bony plates along its back, and growing to a length of 20 to 40 feet (6–12 meters).
- stingaree — a stingray.
- straggler — to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
- strangely — unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make.
- strangest — unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make.
- strangled — A strangled voice or cry sounds unclear because the throat muscles of the person speaking or crying are tight.
- strangler — to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
- strangles — distemper1 (def 1b).
- strasberg — Lee, 1901–82, U.S. theatrical director, teacher, and actor, born in Austria.
- stratagem — a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
- strategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- streaking — a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud.
- streaming — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- streetage — a toll charged for using a street
- subrogate — to put into the place of another; substitute for another.
- surrogate — a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
- tailgater — a musician who plays trombone in tailgate style.
- taligrade — walking on the outer side of the foot.
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- tanagrine — of or relating to the tanagers; belonging to the tanager family.
- tangerine — Also called mandarin, mandarin orange. any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.
- tankering — a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- targeteer — a soldier armed with a sword and buckler.
- targeting — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- tattering — a torn piece hanging loose from the main part, as of a garment or flag.
- teabagger — Slang. a person who tea-bags a sexual partner.
- teagarden — Weldon John [wel-dn] /ˈwɛl dn/ (Show IPA), ("Jack") 1905–64, U.S. jazz trombonist and singer.
- telegraph — an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, especially by means of an electric device consisting essentially of a sending instrument and a distant receiving instrument connected by a conducting wire or other communications channel.
- telferage — a transportation system in which cars or other carriers are suspended from or run on wire cables or the like, especially one operated by electricity.
- tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
- teratogen — a drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of a fetus, causing birth defects.
- termagant — a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.
- terracing — a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- tetragram — a word of four letters.
- tetralogy — a series of four related dramas, operas, novels, etc.
- the great — those who are great
- threading — twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing.
- threating — a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace: He confessed under the threat of imprisonment.
- tiger cat — any of several felines, as the ocelot or margay, that resemble the tiger in coloration or ferocity but are smaller.
- trade gap — difference in value between nation's imports and exports
- tragedian — an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.