9-letter words containing s, a, n, t
- kintpuash — (Kintpuash) 1837?–73, Modoc leader.
- klinostat — a rotating and tilting plant-holder used for studying and experimenting with plant growth
- knotgrass — A common Eurasian plant of the dock family, with jointed creeping stems and small pink flowers. It is a serious weed in some areas.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- kronstadt — a naval base in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on an island in the Gulf of Finland: fortress founded 1710.
- kurdistan — a mountain and plateau region in SE Turkey, NW Iran, and N Iraq: inhabited largely by Kurds. 74,000 sq. mi. (191,660 sq. km).
- lamenters — Plural form of lamenter.
- laminates — Plural form of laminate.
- laminitis — inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- lampstand — a support for a light bulb
- lancaster — the English royal family that reigned 1399–1461, descended from John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster), and that included Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. Compare York (def 1).
- lancelets — Plural form of lancelet.
- landdrost — the chief magistrate of a district
- landsleit — fellow Jews; sometimes, specif., those from the same town or village in Europe as oneself
- landsting — (formerly) the upper house of the Danish parliament.
- landsturm — a general draft of people in time of war.
- langouste — spiny lobster.
- lankester — Sir Edwin Ray, 1847–1929, English zoologist and writer.
- lantastic — (networking, product) A trademarked name for numerous products of Artisoft, Inc..
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.
- larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
- last name — surname (def 1).
- last-born — last in order of birth; youngest.
- lastingly — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- latencies — Plural form of latency.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- latescent — becoming latent
- lavations — Plural form of lavation.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- less than — to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact.
- levanters — Plural form of levanter.
- libations — Plural form of libation.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- ligations — Plural form of ligation.
- lincrusta — a wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
- litigants — Plural form of litigant.
- loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- loathings — Plural form of loathing.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- locations — Plural form of location.
- longboats — Plural form of longboat.
- lotusland — A place or state concerned solely with, or providing, idle pleasure and luxury.
- lunations — Plural form of lunation.
- lusitania — (italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- magnesite — a mineral, magnesium carbonate, MgCO 3 , having a characteristic conchoidal fracture and usually occurring in white masses.
- magnetars — Plural form of magnetar.
- magnetics — the science of magnetism.