9-letter words containing s, i, u
- angoumois — a region and former province of W France: famous as source of cognac.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- anguishes — Plural form of anguish.
- anilingus — sexual stimulation involving oral contact with the anus
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- annuities — Plural form of annuity.
- ansgarius — Latin name of Ansgar.
- antiabuse — designed to prevent abuse
- antibuser — someone who opposes busing
- antigonus — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antimusic — any form of music intended to overthrow traditional conventions and expectations
- antiochus — name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria
- antiquers — a person who takes a special interest in antiques; a collector of antiquities; antiquary.
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- antitrust — In the United States, antitrust laws are intended to stop large firms taking over their competitors, fixing prices with their competitors, or interfering with free competition in any way.
- antivirus — a piece of software designed to prevent viruses entering a computer system or network
- antoninus — Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius.
- anxiously — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- apiaceous — of the family Apiaceae; umbelliferous
- apivorous — eating bees
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- appliques — Plural form of applique.
- aptitudes — Plural form of aptitude.
- aquarists — Plural form of aquarist.
- aquariums — Plural form of aquarium.
- aquatints — Plural form of aquatint.
- aquitards — Plural form of aquitard.
- arbovirus — any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks
- aristaeus — a son of Apollo and Cyrene: protector of herds and fields
- armouries — a drill hall used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces
- arrhenius — Svante August (ˈsvantə ˈauɡʊst). 1859–1927, Swedish chemist and physicist, noted for his work on the theory of electrolytic dissociation: Nobel prize for chemistry 1903
- arsenious — of or containing arsenic in the trivalent state
- art music — music written by a composer rather than passed on by oral tradition
- asclepius — a god of healing; son of Apollo
- asian flu — a type of influenza recurring in worldwide epidemics, caused by a virus (A2 strain or subsequent antigenic variants), which apparently originated in China in 1957
- asplenium — any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- assidious — Misspelling of assiduous.
- assiduity — constant and close application
- assiduous — Someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly.
- assistful — (archaic) helpful.
- assuaging — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assuasive — soothing; allaying
- assumpsit — (before 1875) an action to recover damages for breach of an express or implied contract or agreement that was not under seal
- astichous — having a structure or layout that is not in rows
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- attalus i — (Soter) king of Pergamum 241–197 b.c.
- attitudes — Plural form of attitude.
- audacious — Someone who is audacious takes risks in order to achieve something.
- audiences — the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert: The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.