9-letter words containing m, a, e, s, t, r
- mysterial — (obsolete) mysterious.
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- numerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of numerate.
- on stream — If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on stream or is brought on stream, it begins to operate or becomes available.
- on-stream — in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like: When the new printing press goes on-stream, we'll be able to print twice as many newspapers a day.
- ornaments — Plural form of ornament.
- osmeteria — glands in some caterpillars that secrete foul-smelling substances to deter predators
- outmaster — to surpass
- outscream — to scream louder than
- outstream — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- paymaster — a person authorized by a company, government, etc., to pay out wages or salaries, especially in the military.
- petersham — a heavy woolen cloth for men's overcoats and other bulky outerwear.
- predatism — the state of living as a predator or by predation.
- prelatism — prelacy; episcopacy.
- racemates — Plural form of racemate.
- ranterism — a radical 17th-century Christian doctrine based on a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit and disregard of formal worship
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- rest camp — a camp where soldiers rest
- rest mass — the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body.
- sacrament — Ecclesiastical. a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders, and extreme unction.
- salimeter — salinometer.
- salometer — salinometer.
- sarmentum — a slender running stem; runner.
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- satu-mare — a city in NW Romania.
- sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
- semantron — a bar struck instead of a bell in an Orthodox church
- semestral — (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- separatum — a reprint of an article separately from the magazine, journal, or book in which it was originally published; an offprint
- septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- shamateur — a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
- shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
- smart set — sophisticated, fashionable people as a group: a shop catering to the smart set.
- smartarse — a clever person, esp one who parades his knowledge offensively
- smartness — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- smartweed — any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.
- smattered — to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding.
- sörenstam — Annika (ˈænɪka). born 1970, Swedish golfer; winner of the US Women's Open (1995, 1996, 2006), the LPGA Championship (2003, 2004, 2005), and the British Women's Open (2003)
- spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- spermatia — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- spermato- — indicating sperm
- spymaster — an espionage agent who directs a network of subordinate agents.
- stampeder — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stateroom — a private room or compartment on a ship, train, etc.
- staymaker — a corset maker, a maker of stays
- steersman — a person who steers a ship; helmsman.