9-letter words containing s, i, r, e, t
- asiderite — an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material.
- aspirated — (of a stop) articulated with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- aspirates — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- asserting — Present participle of assert.
- assertion — a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
- assertive — Someone who is assertive states their needs and opinions clearly, so that people take notice.
- assortive — to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- asterisks — Plural form of asterisk.
- asterisms — Plural form of asterism.
- asterixis — (pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands.
- asteroids — Plural form of asteroid.
- astricted — Simple past tense and past participle of astrict.
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- astringer — a styptic or constrictive substance
- atherosis — (pathology) atheroma.
- atomizers — Plural form of atomizer.
- atrophies — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- attainers — Plural form of attainer.
- attornies — Plural form of attorny.
- auditress — a female auditor
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- autarkies — Plural form of autarky.
- auteurism — a critical film theory according to which the primary creator of a film is the director, all of whose works are said to reflect to a certain degree the characteristics of a personal style
- auteurist — a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- authorise — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- awestrike — to inspire great awe in
- axminster — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
- bacterias — (US) Plural form of bacteria.
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barrister — In England and Wales, a barrister is a lawyer who represents clients in the higher courts of law. Compare solicitor.
- batteries — a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap.
- beastlier — Comparative form of beastly.
- bedsitter — A bedsitter is the same as a bedsit.
- bernstein — Leonard. 1918–90, US conductor and composer, whose works include The Age of Anxiety (1949), the score of the musical West Side Story (1957), and Mass (1971)
- best girl — one's sweetheart
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- bierstadt — Albert1830-1902; U.S. painter, born in Germany
- bierstube — a tavern or café offering German or German-style atmosphere, décor, food, beer, etc.
- biostrome — a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material, such as fossils
- bisectrix — the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal
- biseriate — (of plant parts, such as petals) arranged in two whorls, cycles, rows, or series
- biserrate — (of leaf margins, etc) having serrations that are themselves serrate
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- bitterest — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- bitterish — (of taste) quite bitter
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.