9-letter words containing s, e, r, u
- stegosaur — a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Stegosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a heavy, bony armor and a row of bony plates along its back, and growing to a length of 20 to 40 feet (6–12 meters).
- stellular — having the form of a small star or small stars.
- stem rust — any of several fungal diseases of plants affecting the stems, especially a disease of wheat and other grasses characterized by pustules of red and then black spores.
- stem turn — a turn in which a skier stems one ski in the direction to be turned and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.
- step turn — a turn in which a skier lifts one ski from the snow, faces the ski slightly outward in the direction to be turned, sets it down, and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
- streetful — the amount of people or things a street can hold
- strenuous — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- stressful — full of stress or tension: the stressful days before a war.
- striature — the way something is striated
- stricture — a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism: The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style.
- strifeful — vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
- strike up — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- strikeout — an out made by a batter to whom three strikes have been charged, or as recorded by the pitcher who accomplishes this.
- structure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
- struggled — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- struggler — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- struthers — a city in NE Ohio, near Youngstown.
- stud mare — a female horse kept for breeding
- studentry — students collectively
- studhorse — a stallion kept for breeding.
- sub verbo — (used as a direction to a reference) under the word or heading. Abbreviation: s.v.
- sub-frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- sub-tribe — any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- subaerial — located or occurring on the surface of the earth.
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subbureau — a bureau subordinate to the main bureau
- subcellar — a cellar below the main cellar.
- subcenter — a secondary or subordinate center, as in the location of a business.
- subcentre — a secondary centre
- subchaser — submarine chaser.
- subcortex — Anatomy, Zoology. the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney. the cerebral cortex.
- subdealer — a dealer who buys from another dealer
- subdermal — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subeditor — a subordinate or junior editor.
- subentire — (of parts of plants) slightly indented
- subereous — of the nature of or resembling cork; suberose.
- subgenres — a lesser or subordinate genre: a subgenre of popular fiction.
- subhedral — (of mineral grains comprising igneous rocks) having a partial or incomplete crystal face or form.
- sublessor — a lease granted by one who is already a lessee of a property, as an apartment.
- subletter — a person who sublets
- sublinear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submarket — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- submersed — submerged.
- submitter — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- subneural — beneath or below a nerve
- subnumber — a numeral or group of numerals.