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9-letter words containing o, n, e, s

  • semantron — a bar struck instead of a bell in an Orthodox church
  • 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.
  • seminoles — a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
  • seminomad — a person living a partly nomadic life; a semi-nomadic person
  • semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
  • send down — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
  • 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.
  • seniority — the state of being senior; priority of birth; superior age.
  • senna pod — a pod of any of various tropical plants of the leguminous genus Cassia, used in making laxatives
  • sensation — the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
  • sensorial — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
  • sensorily — by (the use of) the senses, by means of the senses, in relation to or in respect of the senses
  • sensorium — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
  • septation — a division between cavities or parts of an organism by partitions or septa
  • serbonian — of, relating to, or designating the large marshy tract of land in the northern part of ancient Egypt in which entire armies are said to have been swallowed up.
  • seriation — the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
  • sermoneer — a preacher
  • sermoning — the preaching of sermons
  • sermonise — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
  • sermonize — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
  • serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
  • serotines — a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
  • serotonin — a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.
  • serranoid — resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.
  • serration — serrated condition or form.
  • serricorn — a beetle with serrate antennae
  • sessional — the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.
  • set point — tennis: point that will win a set
  • settle on — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • sevenfold — comprising seven parts or members.
  • sextoness — a female sexton or the wife of a sexton
  • shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
  • shankbone — a large bone in the lower leg between the knee and the foot of an animal; the tibia
  • sheboygan — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
  • shenstone — William, 1714–63, English poet.
  • sherborne — a town in S England in Dorset: noted for its medieval abbey, ruined medieval castle, and Sherborne Castle, a mansion built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594. Pop: 9350 (2001)
  • shipborne — carried on a ship.
  • shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
  • shoalness — (of water) the state of being shallow; shallowness
  • shoeshine — an act or instance of cleaning and polishing a pair of shoes.
  • shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
  • shoreline — the line where shore and water meet.
  • shortness — having little length; not long.
  • shoutline — a line of text in an advertisement made prominent to catch attention
  • shoveling — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
  • showiness — the property or characteristic of being showy.
  • showmance — a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show
  • sick note — proof of illness
  • side tone — sound diverted from a telephone microphone to the earpiece so that a speaker hears his own voice at the same level and position as that of the respondent
  • sign over — a token; indication.
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