9-letter words containing s, e, n, g
- shielding — a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- shivering — to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
- shoveling — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
- shredding — a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- shrieking — a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- sickening — causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing: sickening arrogance.
- sieglinde — (in the Nibelungenlied) the wife of Sigmund and mother of Siegfried.
- sightline — any of the lines of sight between the spectators and the stage or playing area in a theater, stadium, etc.: Some of the sightlines are blocked by columns.
- sign over — a token; indication.
- sign test — a statistical test used to analyse the direction of differences of scores between the same or matched pairs of subjects under two experimental conditions
- signalize — to make notable or conspicuous.
- signalled — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- signaller — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- signature — a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- signeurie — seniority
- signified — the thing or concept denoted by a sign.
- signifier — a person or thing that signifies.
- signifies — (in linguistics) the signified.
- signore's — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- sigsberen — Archaic. a series of small hills.
- silencing — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- silvering — Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- simmering — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- simpering — to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
- singapore — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- singledom — the state of being unmarried or not involved in a long-term relationship
- singleton — a person or thing occurring singly, especially an individual set apart from others.
- singspiel — a German opera, especially of the 18th century, using spoken dialogue and resembling ballad opera.
- sintering — Sintering is when the density of a material is increased by melting which forms bridges between particles.
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- sketching — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- skewering — a long pin of wood or metal for inserting through meat or other food to hold or bind it in cooking.
- skin game — a dishonest or unscrupulous business operation, scheme, etc.
- skylounge — a vehicle designed to be lifted by helicopter between an intown passenger terminal and an airport.
- slanguage — slang; a vocabulary of slang.
- slaveling — a person in a condition of servility or slavery.
- slavering — to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.
- sleighing — a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- slivering — a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- sloganeer — a person who creates and uses slogans frequently.
- sloganize — to make a slogan of; express as a slogan: to sloganize one's opinions.
- sniggerer — a person who sniggers or laughs in a suppressed manner
- sniveling — to weep or cry with sniffling.
- snowglobe — a transparent sphere filled with water and white particles which, when shaken, resemble snow falling
- soldering — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- something — Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.