9-letter words containing i, d, r, s
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- shorebird — a bird that frequents seashores, estuaries, etc., as the snipe, sandpiper, plover, and turnstone; a limicoline bird.
- shoreside — land along a shore.
- shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
- shredding — a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- side arms — a weapon, as a pistol or sword, carried at the side or in the belt.
- side card — Poker. the highest card in a hand that is not part of a scoring combination, as not being one of a pair, three of a kind, etc., and that serves to determine by its denomination the higher ranking of two otherwise equal hands.
- side curl — earlock.
- side door — a door at the side of a building
- side drum — snare drum.
- side road — small street leading off larger road
- side trim — a decorative feature on the side of a car
- side trip — a brief excursion off the main route of an itinerary, as to visit a particular person or place.
- sideboard — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- sideburns — If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek.
- sideliner — a person who is on the sidelines and does not participate in an activity or situation.
- siderosis — a disease of the lungs caused by inhaling iron or other metallic particles.
- siderotic — a disease of the lungs caused by inhaling iron or other metallic particles.
- sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- sidewards — towards one side
- siegfried — (in the Nibelungenlied) the son of Sigmund and Sieglinde and the husband of Kriemhild. He kills the dragon Fafnir, acquires the treasure of the Nibelungs, wins Brünnhilde for Gunther, and is finally killed by Hagen at the behest of Brünnhilde, whom he had once promised to marry: corresponds to the Sigurd of the Volsunga Saga. Compare Brünnhilde.
- signboard — a board bearing a sign.
- sigrdrifa — a Valkyrie who, for disobedience to Odin, sleeps within a circle of fire until awakened by Sigurd.
- silk road — ancient trade route extending from China to the Mediterranean
- sit under — to be seated on the right of (the player)
- skid mark — a mark left on the road by tyres after a vehicle has skidded
- skid road — an area of cheap barrooms and run-down hotels, frequented by alcoholics and vagrants.
- skidproof — preventing or resistant to skidding, as certain road surfaces or vehicle tires.
- skim-read — to read quickly and superficially, in order to pick up the important or significant details
- skimboard — a type of short, rounded surfboard used for riding in shallow water.
- skittered — to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly.
- skunkbird — a North American songbird with a black-and-white striped back, also known as a bobolink
- skybridge — Also called skywalk. a bridgelike structure for pedestrians built to link one building with another over a public alley or street.
- slip road — A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway.
- slipdress — a style of sleeveless dress with thin shoulder straps, resembling a slip.
- slit-drum — a hollowed-out log with a long, narrow slit, beaten with a stick or stamped upon to produce a drumming sound, found in many cultures since ancient times.
- slithered — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- snakebird — anhinga.
- snickered — to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
- snowdrift — a mound or bank of snow driven together by the wind.
- soldering — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- soldierly — of, like, or befitting a soldier.
- solid for — unanimously in favour of
- song-bird — a bird that sings.
- sorediate — having soredia
- spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- spiderish — relating to or resembling a spider
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building