9-letter words containing r, e, s, d, a
- sanhedrim — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sanhedrin — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- santander — Francisco de Paula [frahn-sees-kaw th e pou-lah] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1840, South American soldier and statesman: president of New Granada 1832–37.
- sapphired — blue-coloured
- sarabande — a slow, stately Spanish dance, especially of the 17th and 18th centuries, in triple meter, derived from a vigorous castanet dance.
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- satirized — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- saturated — saturated.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- scuddaler — a leader of festivities
- 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.
- 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.
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
- showbread — 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.
- shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
- side arms — a weapon, as a pistol or sword, carried at the side or in the belt.
- side card — Poker. the highest card in a hand that is not part of a scoring combination, as not being one of a pair, three of a kind, etc., and that serves to determine by its denomination the higher ranking of two otherwise equal hands.
- side road — small street leading off larger road
- sideboard — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- sidewards — towards one side
- skim-read — to read quickly and superficially, in order to pick up the important or significant details