9-letter words containing n, o, a, t, e
- semantron — a bar struck instead of a bell in an Orthodox church
- senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- sensation — the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
- septation — a division between cavities or parts of an organism by partitions or septa
- seriation — the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- serration — serrated condition or form.
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- slabstone — a paving stone in the form of a slab; flagstone
- snakeroot — any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.
- soapstone — a massive variety of talc with a soapy or greasy feel, used for hearths, washtubs, tabletops, carved ornaments, etc.
- 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.
- sonnetary — relating to sonnets
- sonsonate — a city in SW El Salvador.
- 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)
- sportance — pleasurable or playful activities
- staminode — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- standover — practising or relating to acts of threatening, intimidating or extorting money from people by force
- starstone — a precious stone which has been cut in such a way that it reflects light in a starlike pattern
- stationed — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stationer — a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- stenobath — a stenobathic organism.
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- stolonate — having stolons; developing from a stolon.
- stone age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.
- stone axe — a primitive axe made of chipped stone
- stone saw — an untoothed iron saw used to cut stone
- stoneboat — a type of sleigh used for moving rocks from fields, for hauling milk cans, etc
- stonechat — any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
- stoneface — living stones.
- stonehand — a person who arranges type and imposes pages on an imposing stone
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- stoneware — a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.
- stonewash — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- sulfonate — an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- tabellion — a scribe or subordinate notary
- taekwondo — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
- tail cone — a cone-shaped component at the rear of a jet engine, rocket, or missile, usually serving as an exhaust pipe.
- take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- take note — pay careful attention
- tamoxifen — an antineoplastic drug, C 26 H 29 NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer.
- tamponade — Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
- tangolike — resembling or characteristic of tango music or dance
- tanorexic — obsessed with maintaining a permanent deep tan, esp through use of tanning machines
- tarkenton — Francis Asbury ("Fran") born 1940, U.S. football player.
- tea money — (especially in parts of China) a bribe used to facilitate any business dealing.
- tea wagon — a small table on wheels for carrying articles for use in serving tea.
- tear down — to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.