9-letter words containing n, u, l
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- sensillum — Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.
- sensually — pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly.
- sequently — following; successive.
- shelburne — William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, William Petty Fizmaurice Lansdowne.
- shouldn't — Shouldn't is the usual spoken form of 'should not'.
- shoutline — a line of text in an advertisement made prominent to catch attention
- shrubland — land covered by shrubs
- shuffling — moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.
- shuttling — a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
- singulary — (of an operator) monadic
- singultus — a hiccup.
- sinuslike — like the sinus
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- skylounge — a vehicle designed to be lifted by helicopter between an intown passenger terminal and an airport.
- slam dunk — basketball: score from above rim
- slam-dunk — Basketball. to dunk (the ball) with great force.
- slanguage — slang; a vocabulary of slang.
- slangular — relating to slang
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- sloughing — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- slow burn — a gradual building up of anger, as opposed to an immediate outburst: I did a slow burn as the conversation progressed.
- slungshot — a weight attached to the end of a cord and used as a weapon
- slurrying — a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.
- smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- snowmould — a fungal disease of soil or grass resulting from snow cover
- solothurn — a city in NW Switzerland, on the Aar River: capital of canton of Solothurn.
- 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.
- sound law — phonetic law.
- soundless — unfathomable; very deep.
- southland — a southern area.
- spelunked — to explore caves, especially as a hobby.
- spelunker — a person who explores caves, especially as a hobby.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spirulina — any of the blue-green algae of the genus Spirulina, sometimes added to food for its nutrient value.
- spleenful — full of or displaying spleen.
- splendour — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- split run — a pressrun, as that of a newspaper or magazine, which is interrupted after the running of a specified number of copies to permit the substitution of type or of a cut, as in a keyed advertisement: a device for testing the relative effectiveness of different versions of an advertisement.
- spondulix — money; cash.
- spun silk — yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Compare reeled silk.
- squalling — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- squillion — an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stenchful — malodorous; foul-smelling
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- stingbull — Trachinus draco, a species of fish with venomous spines on their dorsal fins that are capable of wounding humans
- stralsund — a seaport in NE Germany: a member of the medieval Hanseatic League; besieged by Wallenstein 1628.
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.