9-letter words containing o, r, a, i
- sanforize — to preshrink (cloth) permanently by a patented process before making garments
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- santorini — a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- saprobial — relating to saprobity
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- saprozoic — (of animals or plants) feeding on dead organic matter
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals
- sarcosine — a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- sardonian — a person who flatters with harmful or deadly intent
- sargon ii — died 705 b.c, king of Assyria 722–705.
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- sartorial — of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.
- sartorius — a long, flat, narrow muscle extending obliquely from the front of the hip to the inner side of the tibia, assisting in bending the hip or knee joint and in rotating the thigh outward: the longest muscle in humans.
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- savouries — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- scaraboid — of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
- scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- sea robin — any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- 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.
- sensorial — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- 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.
- serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- serranoid — resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.
- serration — serrated condition or form.
- sex ratio — the proportional distribution of the sexes in a population aggregate, expressed as the number of males per 100 females.
- sgraffito — a technique of ornamentation in which a surface layer of paint, plaster, slip, etc., is incised to reveal a ground of contrasting color.
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shorthair — a domestic cat with a coat of short, thick hair; a cat of a shorthaired breed.
- sialogram — an X-ray of a salivary gland
- sibilator — someone who whistles
- side road — small street leading off larger road
- sideboard — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- sigmatron — a machine for generating X-rays
- signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- signboard — a board bearing a sign.
- signorial — relating to a signoria
- signorina — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- silk road — ancient trade route extending from China to the Mediterranean
- simarouba — any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- singapore — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- sioux war — any of a series of skirmishes or wars between the Sioux Indians and settlers or the U.S. Army from 1854 to 1890.
- skid road — an area of cheap barrooms and run-down hotels, frequented by alcoholics and vagrants.
- skimboard — a type of short, rounded surfboard used for riding in shallow water.
- slip road — A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway.
- soaringly — in a soaring manner