9-letter words containing s, e, r, y
- sporocyte — a diploid cell in certain spore-bearing plants, as liverworts, that produces four haploid spores through meiosis; a spore mother cell.
- sporogeny — the process of spore formation in plants and animals
- spymaster — an espionage agent who directs a network of subordinate agents.
- squeakery — a squeaking quality, manner, or action
- squirrely — eccentric; flighty.
- stagyrite — a native or inhabitant of Stagira.
- stathenry — the electrostatic unit of inductance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 henries and equal to the inductance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one statvolt is produced by a current in the circuit which varies at the rate of one statampere per second.
- stay over — spend the night
- staymaker — a corset maker, a maker of stays
- steelyard — a portable balance with two unequal arms, the longer one having a movable counterpoise and the shorter one bearing a hook or the like for holding the object to be weighed.
- sterilely — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- stewardry — the office or position of a steward or overseer
- stitchery — needlework.
- storyette — a short or shortened story
- storyless — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- storyline — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- strangely — unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make.
- streamway — the bed of a stream.
- streetboy — a boy living on the street
- stridency — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- strongyle — any nematode of the family Strongylidae, parasitic as an adult in the intestine of mammals, especially horses.
- studentry — students collectively
- superably — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- superbaby — an infant whose mental development and language acquisition are stimulated and presumably accelerated by certain teaching methods.
- superbity — pride
- supercity — a large, heavily populated urban area that includes several cities; megalopolis.
- superhype — exaggerated hype
- supremacy — the state of being supreme.
- supremely — highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.
- surgeoncy — the office, duties, or position of a surgeon, esp in the army or navy
- surquedry — arrogance
- surreally — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
- surveying — the science or scientific method of making surveys of land.
- sylvester — (Gerbert) died 1003, French ecclesiastic: pope 999–1003.
- symmetral — relating to symmetry
- symmetric — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- syncretic — the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
- synedrial — relating to a synedrion
- synedrion — an assembly of judges or representatives
- syneresis — the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, especially the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong.
- synergism — synergy (def 1).
- synergist — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. a body organ, medicine, etc., that cooperates with another or others to produce or enhance an effect.
- synergize — to act as an agent of synergy
- syringeal — of, relating to, or connected with the syrinx.
- tewksbury — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- theocrasy — a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- tyndareus — the husband of Leda and father of Clytemnestra and Castor.
- tyranness — a woman who behaves in a tyrannical manner
- tyrannies — arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.