9-letter words containing s, i, z
- schnitzel — a cutlet, especially of veal.
- scientize — to apply or attempt to apply scientific principles to: to scientize art criticism.
- sectorize — to split or divide into sectors
- sensitize — to render sensitive.
- sequelize — to make a sequel to: to sequelize a hit movie.
- serialize — to publish in serial form.
- sermonize — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- sexualize — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
- shimazaki — Tōson [taw-sawn] /ˈtɔ sɔn/ (Show IPA), (Haruki Shimazaki) 1872–1943, Japanese author.
- shlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- shoe size — standard footwear measurement
- showbizzy — characteristic of showbiz
- signalize — to make notable or conspicuous.
- silverize — to cover, plate, or treat with silver.
- sitz bath — a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
- sitz-bath — a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
- sitzkrieg — slow-moving warfare marked by repeated stalemate.
- size zero — a very small size in women's clothes, originating in the US, equivalent to a UK size 4
- skip zone — a region surrounding a broadcasting station that cannot receive transmissions either directly or by reflection off the ionosphere
- slivovitz — a dry, usually colorless, slightly bitter plum brandy from E Europe.
- sloganize — to make a slogan of; express as a slogan: to sloganize one's opinions.
- socialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- sodomized — to subject to sodomy; commit sodomy upon.
- sodomizes — to subject to sodomy; commit sodomy upon.
- solemnize — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- solutizer — any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its solubility or that of one or more of its components.
- sonnetize — to write sonnets.
- sorbitize — to turn metal into a form containing sorbite
- sovietize — (sometimes lowercase) to bring under the influence or domination of the Soviet Union.
- spinozism — the philosophical system of Spinoza, which defines God as the unique substance, as an impersonal deity, and as possessing an infinite number of attributes, of which we know only thought and extension, and an infinite number of modes, each modifying all of the attributes, these attributes and modes being regarded both as proceeding necessarily from the nature of God and as constituents of God.
- stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- steinmetz — Charles Proteus [proh-tee-uh s] /ˈproʊ ti əs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1923, U.S. electrical engineer, born in Germany.
- stelazine — a synthetic drug, C21H24F3N3S·2HCl, used as a tranquilizer in treating certain mental disorders
- sterilize — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- stieglitz — Alfred, 1864–1946, U.S. photographer and editor (husband of Georgia O'Keeffe).
- stylopize — (of a stylops) to parasitize (a host)
- sublimize — to make sublime
- subsidize — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
- subtilize — to elevate in character; sublimate.
- sulcalize — to furrow, make a furrow in; predominantly, to make a furrow in (the tongue), make the surface of (the tongue) concave in order to produce certain phonemes
- sulfatize — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- sulfurize — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur.
- summarize — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- summerize — to prepare (a house, car, etc.) so as to counteract the hot weather of summer: to summerize a house by adding air conditioning.
- sungazing — the practice of staring directly at the sun at sunset or sunrise, esp in the belief that doing so allows one to survive without eating food
- supersize — extra-large
- swartzite — a hydrous carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and uranium, occurring in green crystals: an ore of uranium.
- swaziland — a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km). Capital: Mbabane.
- syllabize — to syllabify.
- syllogize — to reason or infer by using syllogisms