9-letter words containing r, a, d, s
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sardinian — of or relating to Sardinia, its inhabitants, or their language.
- sardonian — a person who flatters with harmful or deadly intent
- sarvodaya — (in India) economic and social development and improvement of a community as a whole
- sash cord — a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- satirized — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- saturated — saturated.
- saturdays — on Saturdays: Saturdays we go to the movies.
- saturniid — any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths.
- sauntered — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- scamander — ancient name of the river Menderes.
- scampered — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scaraboid — of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
- scarehead — a headline in exceptionally large type. Compare screamer (def 4).
- scarsdale — a town in SE New York, N of New York City.
- scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- schedular — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- scorecard — a card for keeping score of a sports contest and, especially in team sports, for identifying the players by name, number, and position.
- scrabbled — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- scrapyard — A scrapyard is a place where old machines such as cars or ships are destroyed and where useful parts are saved.
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- scrubland — land on which the natural vegetation is chiefly scrub.
- scuddaler — a leader of festivities
- scumboard — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- sdr-sdram — Single Data Rate Random Access Memory
- sea bread — ship biscuit; hardtack.
- seastrand — seashore.
- seawardly — in a seaward direction
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- sedentary — characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
- seed tray — a tray that once filled with soil or compost is used for planting seeds in
- seedeater — any of numerous small, tropical American finches, especially of the genus Sporophila.
- selfwards — in the direction of oneself
- semi arid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
- semi-arid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
- semidwarf — a plant which is smaller than usual but bigger than a dwarf
- semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- serenaded — a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
- serenader — a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
- serranoid — resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.
- sforzando — to be played with strong initial attack
- shadberry — the fruit of a shadbush.
- shattered — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- sheldrake — any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage.
- shewbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.