9-letter words containing n, e, c, s
- secession — an act or instance of seceding.
- secluding — to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.
- seclusion — an act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- seconding — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
- secreting — to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.
- secretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- sectarian — of or relating to sectaries or sects.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- secundine — the inner integument of an ovule.
- securance — the act or process of securing
- securitan — a person believing they are secure
- seduction — an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
- seed corn — ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- selachian — belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.
- selecting — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- selectman — (in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
- selenitic — of or relating to selenite
- semantics — Linguistics. the study of meaning. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
- semblance — outward aspect or appearance.
- semicolon — the punctuation mark (;) used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- senescent — growing old; aging.
- seneschal — an officer having full charge of domestic arrangements, ceremonies, the administration of justice, etc., in the household of a medieval prince or dignitary; steward.
- sennachie — a professional storyteller of family genealogy, history, and legend.
- sentencer — someone who sentences or passes sentence
- sentences — Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- sentience — sentient condition or character; capacity for sensation or feeling.
- sentiency — sentient condition or character; capacity for sensation or feeling.
- sequencer — a device for the automatic determination or regulation of a sequence.
- sergeancy — the position or rank of a sergeant
- serricorn — a beetle with serrate antennae
- servicing — an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service.
- severance — the act of severing or the state of being severed.
- sex scene — a scene in a movie that shows people having sex
- shanachie — a professional storyteller of family genealogy, history, and legend.
- shechinah — Shekhinah.
- showmance — a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show
- sibilance — hissing.
- sick note — proof of illness
- sickening — causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing: sickening arrogance.
- sickleman — a person reaping with a sickle
- sicknurse — someone who nurses a sick person
- silencing — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- sincelejo — a city in Sucre department, NW Colombia.
- sincerely — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- sincerest — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
- sinicised — to make Chinese in character or bring under Chinese influence.