9-letter words containing s, c, r, a
- sarcosine — a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- sarcosome — a mitochondrion occurring in a muscle fiber.
- sash cord — a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- satirical — of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
- satyrical — Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- say grace — say prayer before meal
- scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
- scalloper — a person or thing that scallops.
- scalogram — an attitude scale in which a positive answer to an item implies agreement with items appearing lower on the scale.
- scamander — ancient name of the river Menderes.
- scampered — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scapulary — scapular1 .
- scaraboid — of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
- scare off — frighten away
- scarecrow — an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops.
- scarehead — a headline in exceptionally large type. Compare screamer (def 4).
- scareware — Computers. software that is sold as computer security or as an antivirus or other utility program but is either useless or is itself malware: I was a victim of scareware—I got a warning that my computer was about to fail, so I panicked and purchased the advertised software, which wiped my hard drive instead of fixing it!
- scarfskin — the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
- scarfwise — in the manner of a scarf
- scarifier — to make scratches or superficial incisions in (the skin, a wound, etc.), as in vaccination.
- scariness — the state or quality of being scary
- scaringly — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- scarlatti — Alessandro [ah-luh-sahn-droh;; Italian ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ ləˈsɑn droʊ;; Italian ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), 1659–1725, Italian composer.
- scarpetto — a type of shoe traditionally worn by Alpine climbers
- scarpines — an instrument for torturing feet
- 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.
- scatterer — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- scavenger — an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
- scelerate — a villain, or extremely wicked person; a criminal
- scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- scenarist — a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- scenarize — to make or create a scenario of something
- 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.
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- schnapper — a food fish, Pagrosomus auratus, occurring in large numbers off the shores of Australia and New Zealand.
- schnauzer — one of a German breed of sturdy medium-sized dogs having a tight, wiry, pepper-and-salt or pure black coat, bristly eyebrows and beardlike whiskers, and a docked tail, used originally as a ratter and a guard dog and later used in police work.
- scholarch — the head of a school.
- scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- schvartze — a term used by some Jewish people to refer to a black person.
- sclerosal — Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- sclerotal — a bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals
- scorecard — a card for keeping score of a sports contest and, especially in team sports, for identifying the players by name, number, and position.
- scout car — a fast, lightly-armored military vehicle equipped with guns and used chiefly for reconnaissance.
- scrabbled — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- scraggily — lean or thin; scrawny.
- scramasax — a single-edged knife or sword used by the Anglo-Saxons.
- scrambler — a person or thing that scrambles.
- scramming — to go away; get out (usually used as a command): I said I was busy, so scram.