9-letter words containing n, a, d, i, r, s
- sandpiper — any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call.
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- sanhedrim — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sanhedrin — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sardinian — of or relating to Sardinia, its inhabitants, or their language.
- sardonian — a person who flatters with harmful or deadly intent
- saturniid — any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths.
- serranoid — resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- 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.
- shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
- signboard — a board bearing a sign.
- snakebird — anhinga.
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
- spikenard — an aromatic, Indian plant, Nardostachys jatamansi, of the valerian family, believed to be the nard of the ancients.
- springald — a youth; young fellow.
- steradian — a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
- stranding — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
- streisand — Barbra. born 1942, US singer, actress, and film director: the films she has acted in include Funny Girl (1968) and A Star is Born (1976); her films as actress and director include Yentl (1983), Prince of Tides (1990), and The Mirror has Two Faces (1996)
- synedrial — relating to a synedrion
- tardiness — late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
- tarnished — metal: discolored
- thirdsman — an intermediary or arbitrator; the third person
- trainshed — (in a railroad station) a shelter completely covering railroad tracks and their adjoining platforms.
- transited — the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- varnished — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- windwards — in the direction of the wind
- wristband — the band of a sleeve, especially that of a shirt sleeve, that covers the wrist.
- zamindars — Plural form of zamindar.