9-letter words containing o, r, e, n, s
- seniority — the state of being senior; priority of birth; superior age.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- shoreline — the line where shore and water meet.
- shortness — having little length; not long.
- sign over — a token; indication.
- signore's — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- singapore — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- sloganeer — a person who creates and uses slogans frequently.
- 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.
- snockered — drunk; intoxicated.
- snookered — a variety of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of colors other than red, in which a player must shoot one of the red balls, each with a point value of 1, into a pocket before shooting at one of the other balls, with point values of from 2 to 7.
- snow pear — a small tree, Pyrus nivalis, of eastern Europe and Asia Minor, having showy flowers and nearly globe-shaped fruit.
- 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-tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snowberry — a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos albus, of the honeysuckle family, cultivated for its ornamental white berries.
- snowcreep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
- snowmaker — a machine that makes artificial snow for ski slopes.
- soberness — not intoxicated or drunk.
- soilborne — carried in soil
- sojourner — a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.
- sokemanry — tenure of land subject to the soke of someone else.
- soldering — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
- solferino — a village in SE Lombardy, in N Italy: battle 1859. 1811.
- 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.
- sonnetary — relating to sonnets
- sonneteer — a composer of sonnets.
- sonometer — audiometer.
- sooterkin — the mythical black afterbirth of Dutch women that was believed to result from their warming themselves on stoves
- sore shin — a disease of plant seedlings, characterized by stem cankers that girdle the stem near the soil line, caused by any of several fungi, especially Rhizoctonia solani.
- sörenstam — Annika (ˈænɪka). born 1970, Swedish golfer; winner of the US Women's Open (1995, 1996, 2006), the LPGA Championship (2003, 2004, 2005), and the British Women's Open (2003)
- sorriness — feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.