9-letter words containing l, u, n, a, t
- sakuntala — a Sanskrit drama written in the 6th century or earlier by Kalidasa.
- salt junk — salted beef or pork.
- solutrean — Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
- southland — a southern area.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- stralsund — a seaport in NE Germany: a member of the medieval Hanseatic League; besieged by Wallenstein 1628.
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
- sublunate — almost crescent-shaped
- submental — situated beneath the chin
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- sulfation — Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
- sulfonate — an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
- sultanate — the office or rule of a sultan.
- sultaness — sultana (defs 2, 3).
- suppliant — a person who supplicates; petitioner.
- tangle up — become knotted or intertwined
- tantalous — containing trivalent tantalum.
- tarantula — any of several large, hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae, as Aphonopelma chalcodes, of the southwestern U.S., having a painful but not highly venomous bite.
- tarpaulin — a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
- tellurian — of or characteristic of the earth or its inhabitants; terrestrial.
- tenaculum — Surgery. a small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections.
- tendulkar — Sachin (ˈsæʃɪn) (Ramesh). born 1973, Indian cricketer: he played in 200 test matches (1989–2013) and was the first batsman to score 15,000 runs in tests (2011) and first to score 100 international centuries (2012)
- tenurable — related to an academic post carrying tenure
- thumbnail — the nail of the thumb.
- traguline — like or characteristic of a tragule
- tremulant — trembling; tremulous.
- trial run — a preliminary performance or test of something, as of the operation of a ship or the effectiveness of a play.
- triannual — done, occurring, issued, etc., three times a year.
- turmaline — tourmaline.
- turn tail — the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- turnhalle — a building in which gymnastics is taught and practised
- turntable — the rotating disk that spins the record on a phonograph.
- uitlander — a foreigner, especially a British settler in the Boer republics prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa.
- ulsterman — a native or inhabitant of Ulster.
- ultradian — of or relating to a biorhythm having a period of less than 24 hours.
- ultrafine — extremely small or delicate
- ultrathin — extremely thin: an ultrathin wristwatch.
- ultratiny — extremely small or minute
- ululating — to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl.
- ululation — to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl.
- unactable — (of a play, role, etc) not able to be acted or dramatized
- unadeptly — in an unadept or unskilled manner
- unalerted — not alerted
- unaltered — not altered, changed, or modified: We approved the unaltered designs.
- unclarity — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- undatable — not able to be dated