9-letter words containing s, a, n, t
- stanisław — Saint. 1030–79, the patron saint of Poland. As Bishop of Cracow (1072–79) he excommunicated King Bolesław II, who arranged his murder. Feast day: May 11
- stannator — a member of the old Cornish parliament known as the Stannary Parliament
- star sign — one of 12 signs of the Zodiac
- star turn — the leading performer or act in a play, review, film, or the like.
- staringly — in a staring way
- starshine — starlight
- starstone — a precious stone which has been cut in such a way that it reflects light in a starlike pattern
- startling — creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- stasidion — a choir stall in an Orthodox church.
- state-run — controlled by the government
- statement — something stated.
- statesman — a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
- statesmen — a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
- stathenry — the electrostatic unit of inductance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 henries and equal to the inductance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one statvolt is produced by a current in the circuit which varies at the rate of one statampere per second.
- stational — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stationed — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stationer — a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- stauncher — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stavanger — a seaport in SW Norway.
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- steampunk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- steel pan — steel drum.
- steenbras — a variety of sea bream, Lithognathos lithognathos, valued as a food fish in South Africa
- steersman — a person who steers a ship; helmsman.
- stelazine — a synthetic drug, C21H24F3N3S·2HCl, used as a tranquilizer in treating certain mental disorders
- stenobath — a stenobathic organism.
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- stepdance — a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.
- stephanie — a female given name.
- steradian — a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
- sterilant — a sterilizing agent.
- sternebra — a bone or segment of the breastbone or sternum
- sternfast — a rope for securing a boat at stern to another boat, dock, or buoy
- sternward — toward the stern; astern.
- stevenage — a town in N Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- stingaree — a stingray.
- stinkaroo — something markedly inferior in quality: a stinkaroo of a motion picture.
- stinkball — stinkpot (def 1).
- stolonate — having stolons; developing from a stolon.
- stone age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.
- stone axe — a primitive axe made of chipped stone
- stone saw — an untoothed iron saw used to cut stone
- stoneboat — a type of sleigh used for moving rocks from fields, for hauling milk cans, etc
- stonechat — any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
- stoneface — living stones.
- stonehand — a person who arranges type and imposes pages on an imposing stone
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- stoneware — a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.