9-letter words containing s, o, a, r, i
- rapacious — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- raskolnik — a member of any of several sects founded by dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church who opposed the liturgical reforms of Nikon in the 17th century.
- rawlinson — George, 1812–1902, English historian.
- razorfish — any of several wrasses of the genus Hemipteronatus having a compressed, sharp-edged head, as H. novacula (pearly razorfish) of the West Indies and the Mediterranean Sea.
- reasoning — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- refashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- relations — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- restation — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- rheotaxis — oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, especially water.
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rib roast — a cut of beef taken from the small end of the ribs and containing a large rib eye and two or more ribs.
- rivalrous — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- road sign — traffic notice
- rodgersia — a type of flowering plant which grows in shady and moist conditions
- rogations — solemn supplications, esp in a form of ceremony prescribed by the Church
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- rosemarie — a female given name.
- rosinante — the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- rotavirus — a double-stranded RNA virus of the genus Rotavirus, family Reoviridae, that is a major cause of infant diarrhea.
- sacciform — resembling a sac
- sail-over — a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- sailboard — a long board, usually of Plexiglas, used for windsurfing, having a mount for a sail, a daggerboard, and a small skeg.
- sailoring — the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- salivator — any agent that causes salivation.
- sanatoria — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanforize — to preshrink (cloth) permanently by a patented process before making garments
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- santorini — a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- saprobial — relating to saprobity
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- saprozoic — (of animals or plants) feeding on dead organic matter
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals
- sarcosine — a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- sardonian — a person who flatters with harmful or deadly intent
- sargon ii — died 705 b.c, king of Assyria 722–705.
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- sartorial — of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.
- sartorius — a long, flat, narrow muscle extending obliquely from the front of the hip to the inner side of the tibia, assisting in bending the hip or knee joint and in rotating the thigh outward: the longest muscle in humans.
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- savouries — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- scaraboid — of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
- scenarios — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- sea robin — any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.