9-letter words containing s, e, t, a, n
- newsstand — a stall or other place at which newspapers and often periodicals are sold, as on a street corner or in a building lobby.
- newstrade — newspaper retail as a whole
- nominates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nominate.
- nonmetals — an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- nonskater — a person who does not skate
- nonstaple — not staple
- nonsteady — not steady or stable; unsteady
- noreaster — Alternative spelling of nor'easter.
- north sea — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- not least — notably
- notarised — to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- notarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of notarize.
- notecards — An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections".
- notecases — Plural form of notecase.
- nucleates — Plural form of nucleate.
- numerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of numerate.
- observant — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- oceanites — Plural form of oceanite.
- on stream — If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on stream or is brought on stream, it begins to operate or becomes available.
- on-stream — in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like: When the new printing press goes on-stream, we'll be able to print twice as many newspapers a day.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- ordinates — Plural form of ordinate.
- orientals — Plural form of oriental.
- orleanist — a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- ornaments — Plural form of ornament.
- ostentate — (transitive, obsolete) To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly.
- ostracean — a member of the family formerly called Ostracea
- outreason — (transitive) To surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.
- overstain — to stain too much
- overstand — overreach (def 13).
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- pad stone — a stone template.
- paintress — a female painter
- palestine — Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- panellist — A panellist is a person who is a member of a panel and speaks in public, especially on a radio or television programme.
- pantalets — Sometimes, pantalet. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
- pantdress — a dress with a divided skirt
- pantheism — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantheist — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pantofles — a slipper.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parentese — baby talk (def 2).
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- passament — passement.
- passement — a garment trimming of gold, silver, linen, or silk thread.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.