9-letter words containing o, r, e, n, s
- rethondes — a village in N France near Compiègne: armistice ending World War I signed here 1918.
- retorsion — retaliation or reprisal by one state identical or similar to an act by an offending state, such as high tariffs or discriminating duties.
- retrusion — the act of moving a tooth backward.
- reversion — the act of turning something the reverse way.
- revulsion — a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- robertson — Oscar Palmer ("The Big O") born 1938, U.S. basketball player.
- rockiness — the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.
- romanesco — a variety of green cauliflower
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- roominess — affording ample room; spacious; large.
- rose pink — a light pinkish red color.
- rosé wine — alcoholic drink: pink wine
- rosecrans — William Starke [stahrk] /stɑrk/ (Show IPA), 1819–98, U.S. general.
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- rosenberg — Alfred, 1893–1946, German Nazi ideologist and political leader, born in Estonia.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- rosetting — abnormal leaf formation in a plant due to disease
- rosinante — the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- rosinweed — any coarse, North American, composite plant of the genus Silphium, having a resinous juice and stalkless, paired leaves.
- roughness — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- roundness — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- rousement — a stirring up of religious excitement
- rowdiness — a rough, disorderly person.
- run close — to compete closely with; present a serious challenge to
- saffroned — containing or coloured by saffron
- sanderson — Tessa. born 1956, British javelin-thrower: won gold at the 1984 Olympics
- sanforize — to preshrink (cloth) permanently by a patented process before making garments
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- 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.
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- schnorkel — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schnorkle — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schnorrer — a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar.
- schonberg — Arnold [ahr-nuh ld;; German ahr-nuh lt] /ˈɑr nəld;; German ˈɑr nəlt/ (Show IPA), 1874–1951, Austrian composer in the U.S.
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- scoreline — sports: intermediate or final score
- scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
- scrounger — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- sea front — an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- 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.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- seed corn — ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- seigniory — the power or authority of a seignior.
- semantron — a bar struck instead of a bell in an Orthodox church
- semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
- 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.