9-letter words containing s, e, t, n, a
- sultaness — sultana (defs 2, 3).
- suntanned — having a suntan: suntanned strollers on the boardwalk.
- supernate — a supernatant liquid
- sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- sustainer — a person or thing that sustains.
- sweatband — a band lining the inside of a hat or cap to protect it against sweat from the head.
- swingbeat — a type of modern dance music that combines soul, rhythm and blues, and hip-hop
- sylvanite — a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te 2 , silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold.
- synaptase — a compound present in almonds and other oily seeds
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- syndicate — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- synnemata — a spore-bearing structure having very compact conidiophores.
- tabescent — wasting away; becoming emaciated or consumed.
- tacitness — understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
- tackiness — not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.
- taeniasis — infestation with tapeworms.
- taintless — free from or without taint; pure; innocent.
- taiwanese — of or relating to Taiwan or its people.
- talkiness — the quality or condition of being talky; wordiness
- tanalised — having been treated with the trademarked timber preservative Tanalith
- tanginess — having a tang.
- tantalise — to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
- taperness — the state or quality of being a taper or tapered
- tardiness — late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
- tarnished — metal: discolored
- tartiness — the condition or characteristic of being tarty
- tastiness — good-tasting; savory: a tasty canapé.
- teachings — the act or profession of a person who teaches.
- tearstain — a mark or wet streak left by tears.
- teasingly — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tenon saw — a small fine-toothed saw with a strong back, used esp for cutting tenons
- tensional — the act of stretching or straining.
- testacean — having a shell or test.
- testament — Law. a will, especially one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property. will2 (def 8).
- testation — witness or evidence
- thaneship — thanage.
- thankless — not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job.
- the hanse — a medieval league of free towns in N Germany and adjoining countries, formed to promote and protect their economic interests: the leading members were Bremen, Lübeck, and Hamburg
- the mains — the main distribution network for water, gas, or electricity
- the rains — the season of heavy rainfall, esp in the tropics
- the stans — a region in Central Asia that consists of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan
- the sudan — a region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara and north of the tropical zone: inhabited chiefly by Negroid tribes rather than Arabs
- the swanz — the women's international soccer team of New Zealand
- tien shan — a mountain range in central Asia, in China and Kirghizia. Highest peak, Pobeda Peak, 24,406 feet (7439 meters).
- time span — duration, period
- timespans — a span of time; time frame.
- toadstone — any of various stones or stonelike objects, formerly supposed to have been formed in the head or body of a toad, worn as jewels or amulets.
- tonle sap — a lake in W Cambodia, draining into the Mekong River.
- tornadoes — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).