9-letter words containing n, a, s, d
- stand oil — a thick oil made by heating linseed oil to temperatures of 600°F and higher, used chiefly as a medium in paints.
- stand out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- stand pat — exactly to the point or purpose; apt; opportune: a pat solution to a problem.
- stand-off — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- stand-out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- standards — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- standaway — (of a garment) designed or constructed to stand upright or extend outward from the body: a standaway collar.
- standdown — the action of ending military activities or active duty temporarily, or a period or condition of being temporarily relieved from active duty
- standfast — a rigid or unyielding position.
- standover — practising or relating to acts of threatening, intimidating or extorting money from people by force
- standpipe — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
- stasidion — a choir stall in an Orthodox church.
- stationed — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- stepdance — a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.
- 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.
- sternward — toward the stern; astern.
- stonehand — a person who arranges type and imposes pages on an imposing stone
- stralsund — a seaport in NE Germany: a member of the medieval Hanseatic League; besieged by Wallenstein 1628.
- stranding — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
- strangled — A strangled voice or cry sounds unclear because the throat muscles of the person speaking or crying are tight.
- 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)
- subdeacon — a member of the clerical order next below that of deacon.
- subwarden — an assistant to a warden, a deputy or subordinate warden
- sudaminal — pertaining to a sudamen or sudamina; comprising sudamina
- sudermann — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1857–1928, German dramatist and novelist.
- sun dance — a religious ceremony associated with the sun, practiced by North American Indians of the Plains, consisting of dancing attended with various symbolic rites and commonly including self-torture.
- sun-baked — Sun-baked land or earth has been made hard and dry by the sun shining on it.
- sundanese — a member of a people of western Java.
- sundsvall — a seaport in E Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- sunshades — something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
- suntanned — having a suntan: suntanned strollers on the boardwalk.
- sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- swampland — land or an area covered with swamps.
- swan dive — into water
- swan-dive — to perform a swan dive.
- swansdown — the down or under plumage of a swan, used for trimming, powder puffs, etc.
- swaziland — a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km). Capital: Mbabane.
- sweatband — a band lining the inside of a hat or cap to protect it against sweat from the head.
- swordsman — a person who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.
- syndactyl — having certain digits joined together.
- syndicate — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- synedrial — relating to a synedrion
- synodical — of a synod; synodal
- synodsman — a member of a synod
- tanalised — having been treated with the trademarked timber preservative Tanalith
- tar sands — sands or sandstone deposits containing tarry, viscous, bituminous oil
- tardiness — late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
- tarnished — metal: discolored
- the sudan — a region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara and north of the tropical zone: inhabited chiefly by Negroid tribes rather than Arabs