9-letter words containing o, u, t, s, i
- shift out — (character) (SO, Control-N, ASCII 14) The character which was used to "shift out" of an alternate character set on some ancient teletypes, reversing the effect of the Shift In (SI, ASCII 15) character.
- shithouse — a privy; outhouse.
- shoutline — a line of text in an advertisement made prominent to catch attention
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- sinuation — a winding; sinuosity.
- sinuosity — Often, sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road.
- situation — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- sniff out — detect
- sobriquet — a nickname.
- solutizer — any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its solubility or that of one or more of its components.
- soundbite — short statement, quotation
- spill out — overflow
- spiritous — of the nature of spirit; immaterial, ethereal, or refined.
- st. louis — Saint, 1214?–70, king of France 1226–70.
- stick out — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stink out — to emit a strong offensive smell.
- stirabout — porridge.
- strikeout — an out made by a batter to whom three strikes have been charged, or as recorded by the pitcher who accomplishes this.
- strip out — to remove the working parts of (a machine)
- strobilus — a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop.
- strontium — a bivalent, metallic element whose compounds resemble those of calcium, found in nature only in the combined state, as in strontianite: used in fireworks, flares, and tracer bullets. Symbol: Sr; atomic weight: 87.62; atomic number: 38; specific gravity: 2.6.
- strouding — a woolly material used to make strouds or blankets
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subatomic — of or relating to a process that occurs within an atom.
- subeditor — a subordinate or junior editor.
- sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
- subtorrid — subtropical (def 2).
- suctorial — adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- suetonius — (Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus) a.d. 75–150, Roman historian.
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- sulfation — Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
- summation — the act or process of summing.
- supinator — a muscle used in supination.
- tediously — marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey.
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tendinous — of the nature of or resembling a tendon.
- teutonism — the character, spirit, or culture of the Teutons, especially the Germans.
- thallious — having a surplus of thallium
- thutmosis — flourished c1475 b.c, Egyptian ruler: conqueror of the Middle East.
- togavirus — a virus belonging to the Togaviridae family and which usually affects birds and mammals rather than humans
- tokushima — a seaport on NE Shikoku, in SW Japan.
- toreutics — the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- torminous — suffering from tormina
- torulosis — cryptococcosis.
- touristed — busy with tourists
- touristic — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- touristry — tourists collectively: the yearly invasion of American touristry.
- triecious — of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
- trigamous — of or relating to trigamy or a trigamist.