9-letter words containing s, c, r, a
- resurface — to give a new surface to.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
- rock bass — a game fish, Ambloplites rupestris, of the sunfish family, inhabiting freshwater streams of the eastern U.S.
- rock salt — common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
- rock star — a rock-'n'-roll star or celebrity.
- rock-salt — common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
- rockshaft — an oscillating shaft.
- romanesco — a variety of green cauliflower
- roofscape — a view of the rooftops of a town, city, etc
- rosaceous — belonging to the plant family Rosaceae. Compare rose family.
- rosecrans — William Starke [stahrk] /stɑrk/ (Show IPA), 1819–98, U.S. general.
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- rudaceous — (of conglomerate, breccia, and similar rocks) composed of coarse-grained material
- rusticana — objects, such as agricultural implements, garden furniture, etc, relating to the countryside or made in imitation of rustic styles
- rusticate — to go to the country.
- rutaceous — of or like rue.
- saccharic — of or derived from saccharin or a saccharine substance.
- saccharin — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 7 H 5 NO 3 S, produced synthetically, which in dilute solution is 500 times as sweet as sugar: its soluble sodium salt is used as a noncaloric sugar substitute in the manufacture of syrups, foods, and beverages.
- saccharo- — sugar
- saccharum — a brewing sugar derived from cane sugar
- sacciform — resembling a sac
- sack race — a race in which each contestant jumps ahead while his or her legs are confined in a sack.
- sacralgia — a pain in the sacrum
- sacralise — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacrality — sacredness
- sacralize — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacrament — Ecclesiastical. a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders, and extreme unction.
- sacrarial — relating to a sacrarium
- sacrarium — Roman Catholic Church. a piscina.
- sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- sacrilege — the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
- sacristan — Also called sacrist [sak-rist, sey-krist] /ˈsæk rɪst, ˈseɪ krɪst/ (Show IPA). an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house.
- saluretic — of or relating to a substance that promotes renal excretion of sodium and chloride ions.
- sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
- sand crab — any of several crabs that live on sandy beaches, as the ghost crab or mole crab.
- sandcrack — a perpendicular fissure in some part of the wall of an animal's hoof, esp. of a horse, often caused by sandy soil
- saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- saprozoic — (of animals or plants) feeding on dead organic matter
- sapsucker — any of several American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in maple, apple, hemlock, etc., drinking the sap and eating the insects that gather there.
- saracenic — History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sarbacane — a type of blowpipe
- sarcastic — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- sarcocarp — the fleshy mesocarp of certain fruits, as the peach.
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the soft or fleshy body parts.
- sarcomere — any of the segments of myofibril in striated muscle fibers.
- sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals