9-letter words containing r, a, t, e, m
- smartness — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- smartweed — any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.
- smattered — to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding.
- 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)
- spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- spermatia — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- spermato- — indicating sperm
- spymaster — an espionage agent who directs a network of subordinate agents.
- stampeder — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stateroom — a private room or compartment on a ship, train, etc.
- staymaker — a corset maker, a maker of stays
- steersman — a person who steers a ship; helmsman.
- stomacher — a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- stratagem — a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
- streambed — the channel in which a stream flows or formerly flowed.
- streaming — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- streamlet — a small stream; rivulet.
- streamway — the bed of a stream.
- stud mare — a female horse kept for breeding
- submarket — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- superatom — a cluster of atoms behaving in certain ways like a single atom
- supermart — a large self-service store selling food and household supplies
- supertram — a tram with greater capacity and speed than conventional trams
- surmaster — the deputy headmaster of St Paul's School in London
- symmetral — relating to symmetry
- take arms — go to war
- take form — be shaped
- tambourer — someone who embroiders on a tambour
- tamerlane — (Timur Lenk) 1336?–1405, Tartar conqueror in southern and western Asia: ruler of Samarkand 1369–1405.
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- tasimeter — a device for measuring small temperature changes. It depends on the changes of pressure resulting from expanding or contracting solids
- taxidermy — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
- taximeter — a device fitted to a taxicab or other vehicle, for automatically computing and indicating the fare due.
- tea maker — a perforated, spoonlike object used as a tea strainer and having a hinged, convex lid.
- tea-maker — a perforated, spoonlike object used as a tea strainer and having a hinged, convex lid.
- tear bomb — a bomb or grenade containing tear gas.
- teledrama — a drama written especially for broadcast on television.
- temperate — moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.
- temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
- tenderman — any member of the crew of a vessel engaged in conveying fish from a trap or pound to the shore.
- tentmaker — a person who makes tents.
- tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
- termagant — a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- termitary — termitarium.
- terraform — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- terramara — a lake dwelling or settlement of lake dwellings, especially those whose remains survive in mounds in the Po valley of N Italy.
- terrarium — a vivarium for land animals (distinguished from aquarium).