9-letter words containing s, e, r, u
- run close — to compete closely with; present a serious challenge to
- rundstedt — Karl Rudolf Gerd von [kahrl roo-dawlf gerd fuh n] /kɑrl ˈru dɔlf gɛrd fən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1953, German field marshal.
- runesmith — a student, writer, transcriber, or decipherer of runes.
- runniness — the state of being runny
- ruralness — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- rust belt — the heavily industrial area of the northeastern U.S. containing the older industries and factories.
- rust mite — any of various mites that cause brown or reddish patches on leaves and fruit.
- rusticate — to go to the country.
- rusticize — to make rustic
- rustle up — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- rutaceous — of or like rue.
- safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
- sagebrush — any of several sagelike, bushy composite plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. tridentata, having silvery, wedge-shaped leaves, with three teeth at the tip, common on the dry plains of the western U.S.
- saleratus — sodium bicarbonate used in cookery; baking soda.
- saluretic — of or relating to a substance that promotes renal excretion of sodium and chloride ions.
- 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.
- sarmentum — a slender running stem; runner.
- sarum use — the liturgy or modified form of the Roman rite used in Salisbury before the Reformation and revived in part by some English churches.
- satu-mare — a city in NW Romania.
- saturable — capable of being saturated.
- saturated — saturated.
- saturater — a person or thing that saturates.
- saturnine — sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
- sauntered — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- sauternes — a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
- saver sub — A saver sub is a short piece of connecting pipe with threads on both ends, which is part of a drill string.
- savouries — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- 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.
- scheduler — scheduling
- schmutter — cloth or clothing
- 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.
- schulberg — Budd [buhd] /bʌd/ (Show IPA), 1914–2009, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and scenarist.
- score out — to delete or cancel by marking through with a line or lines; cross out
- scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
- scouthery — scorching
- scrape up — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- scrapegut — a fiddle player
- screw nut — a nut threaded to receive a screw.
- screw you — expressing contempt
- scripture — Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
- scrounger — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scrummage — scrum (defs 1, 3).
- scrunched — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
- scrunchie — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- scrutable — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- scrutoire — writing desk (def 1).
- scuddaler — a leader of festivities
- sculpture — the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
- scundered — embarrassed
- scunnered — an irrational dislike; loathing: She took a scunner to him.