9-letter words containing s, i, r, c, u
- scrubbing — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scruffily — in an unkempt or shabby fashion
- scrunchie — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- scrutoire — writing desk (def 1).
- scurrying — to go or move quickly or in haste.
- scutiform — being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.
- securicor — a well-known security company which transports money between shops, banks etc; it is also involved in prison management
- securitan — a person believing they are secure
- semicured — partly cured or preserved
- semitruck — tractor-trailer.
- sericeous — silky.
- sicknurse — someone who nurses a sick person
- side curl — earlock.
- simulacra — a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- spit curl — a tight curl of hair, usually pressed against the forehead or cheek.
- squirarch — a person who believes in government by squires
- 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.
- stricture — a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism: The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style.
- subarctic — of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately south of the Arctic Circle; subpolar.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- subscribe — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- subscript — written below (distinguished from adscript, superscript).
- suctorial — adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- sudorific — causing sweat; diaphoretic.
- superchic — highly or very chic
- supercity — a large, heavily populated urban area that includes several cities; megalopolis.
- supercoil — superhelix.
- superrich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- surcingle — a belt or girth that passes around the belly of a horse and over the blanket, pack, saddle, etc., and is buckled on the horse's back.
- surfacing — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- surficial — of or relating to a surface, especially the land surface: a surficial geologic deposit.
- suribachi — an extinct volcano on Iwo Jima island: World War II battle 1945.
- toreutics — the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- touristic — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- trachinus — a weever fish
- tracksuit — a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
- tricuspid — Also, tricuspidal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth. Compare bicuspid.
- triecious — of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
- trochilus — scotia.
- un-strict — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
- uncurious — incurious
- unprecise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- uraniscus — a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.
- urgencies — urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
- vecturist — a person who collects transportation tokens as a hobby.
- veracious — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- vicarious — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.