9-letter words containing o, n, s, t
- sigmatron — a machine for generating X-rays
- signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- siltation — earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- siltstone — a very fine-grained sandstone, mainly consolidated silt.
- simeonite — a member of the Israelite tribe of Simeon.
- simionato — Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- simonists — the making of profit out of sacred things.
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- sinfjotli — the son of Signy by her brother Sigmund.
- singleton — a person or thing occurring singly, especially an individual set apart from others.
- sinistro- — of, at, or toward the left
- sinuation — a winding; sinuosity.
- sinuosity — Often, sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- sit in on — observe, be present at
- sitomania — abnormal craving for food.
- situation — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- sixteenmo — Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 in.; 10×15 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
- sixty-one — a cardinal number, 60 plus 1.
- slabstone — a paving stone in the form of a slab; flagstone
- slant-top — (especially of a desk) having a slant front.
- slingshot — a Y -shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles.
- slungshot — a weight attached to the end of a cord and used as a weapon
- smithtown — a city on N Long Island, in SE New York.
- 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.
- snap shot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- snapshoot — to take a snapshot of (a subject).
- sniff out — detect
- snobbiest — condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- snotnosed — impudent; insolent; snotty.
- snow tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snow tyre — a motor vehicle tyre with deep treads and ridges to give improved grip on snow and ice
- snow-boot — a boot specially designed for walking in snow
- snow-tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snowdrift — a mound or bank of snow driven together by the wind.
- snowstorm — a storm accompanied by a heavy fall of snow.
- snuff out — the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.
- soapstone — a massive variety of talc with a soapy or greasy feel, used for hearths, washtubs, tabletops, carved ornaments, etc.
- sociation — an association
- soft iron — iron that has a low carbon content and is easily magnetized and demagnetized with a small hysteresis loss
- soft lens — a nonrigid contact lens made of porous plastic, having a high water content that is replenished from eye surface moisture.
- soft line — a position or policy, as in politics, that is moderate and flexible.
- soft loan — A soft loan is a loan with a very low interest rate. Soft loans are usually made to developing countries or to businesses in developing countries.
- soft porn — soft-core pornography.
- soft sign — the Cyrillic letter (ь) as used in Russian to indicate that the preceding consonant is palatalized, or to represent (y) between a palatalized consonant and a vowel. See also jer (def 1).
- soft-land — to cause to land slowly and without jarring impact: to soft-land the module on the planet's surface.
- softbench — An IPSE from Hewlett-Packard.
- softbound — book: paperback
- soften up — make softer
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.