9-letter words containing r, u, s, m
- saturnism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- schmutter — cloth or clothing
- schomburg — Arthur Alfonso, 1874–1938, U.S. scholar and collector of books on black literature and history, born in Puerto Rico.
- scrumdown — the forming of a scrum in rugby
- scrummage — scrum (defs 1, 3).
- scumboard — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- scutiform — being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.
- semicured — partly cured or preserved
- semigroup — an algebraic system closed under an associative binary operation.
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
- semirural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- semitruck — tractor-trailer.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- sensorium — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- separatum — a reprint of an article separately from the magazine, journal, or book in which it was originally published; an offprint
- septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- set scrum — the act or method of restarting play after an infringement, called by the referee, when the two opposing packs of forwards group together with heads down and arms interlocked and push to gain ground while the scrum half throws the ball in and the hookers attempt to scoop it out to their own team
- shamateur — a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
- side drum — snare drum.
- simarouba — any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant.
- simulacra — a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- slit-drum — a hollowed-out log with a long, narrow slit, beaten with a stick or stamped upon to produce a drumming sound, found in many cultures since ancient times.
- slum area — an area of a city filled with slums
- slumbered — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- sour mash — a blended grain mash used in the distilling of some whiskeys, consisting of new mash and a portion of mash from a preceding run and yielding a high rate of lactic acid.
- sour milk — milk that has spoiled
- spirillum — any of several spirally twisted, aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans.
- sporidium — a small spore produced on the basidia or promycelia of fungi, etc
- squiredom — the squirearchy.
- squirmier — characterized by squirming.
- squirming — to wriggle or writhe.
- stem rust — any of several fungal diseases of plants affecting the stems, especially a disease of wheat and other grasses characterized by pustules of red and then black spores.
- stem turn — a turn in which a skier stems one ski in the direction to be turned and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.
- 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.
- strumitis — an inflammation of thyroid gland
- stud farm — place where horses are bred
- stud mare — a female horse kept for breeding
- stumpwork — a type of embroidery popular in the 17th century, consisting of intricate, colorful designs padded with horsehair to make them stand out in relief.
- sub-frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- subdermal — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submarket — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- submatrix — a set of certain rows and columns of a given matrix.
- submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- submersed — submerged.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- submitter — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).