9-letter words containing s, o, r, d
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sardonian — a person who flatters with harmful or deadly intent
- sarvodaya — (in India) economic and social development and improvement of a community as a whole
- sash cord — a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- scaraboid — of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
- schroeder — ˈGerhard (ˈgɛʀhɑʀt) ; gerˈhärt) 1944- ; Ger. politican: chancellor of Germany (1998-2005)
- scirrhoid — resembling a scirrhus.
- sclerosed — hardened or indurated, as by sclerosis.
- scombroid — resembling the mackerel.
- scorecard — a card for keeping score of a sports contest and, especially in team sports, for identifying the players by name, number, and position.
- scorodite — a green or brownish mineral containing iron and aluminium
- scorpioid — resembling a scorpion.
- scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
- scroddled — made of different-coloured scraps of pottery
- scrooched — to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).
- scrubdown — an act or instance of scrubbing, especially a thorough washing of a surface or object: The decks of the ship get a scrubdown every morning.
- scrumdown — the forming of a scrum in rugby
- scumboard — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- sedgemoor — a plain in SW England, in central Somerset: final defeat of Monmouth 1685.
- seed corn — ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
- serranoid — resembling or related to the sea bass family Serranidae.
- sforzando — to be played with strong initial attack
- shed roof — a roof having a single slope.
- shed room — a storage room.
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shopboard — a shop counter or work bench
- shorebird — a bird that frequents seashores, estuaries, etc., as the snipe, sandpiper, plover, and turnstone; a limicoline bird.
- shoreside — land along a shore.
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- shoreweed — a tufty aquatic perennial, Littorella uniflora, of the plantain family, that forms underwater mats but usually flowers only on muddy margins
- shorewood — a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- side door — a door at the side of a building
- side road — small street leading off larger road
- sideboard — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- siderosis — a disease of the lungs caused by inhaling iron or other metallic particles.
- siderotic — a disease of the lungs caused by inhaling iron or other metallic particles.
- signboard — a board bearing a sign.
- silk road — ancient trade route extending from China to the Mediterranean
- skid road — an area of cheap barrooms and run-down hotels, frequented by alcoholics and vagrants.
- skidproof — preventing or resistant to skidding, as certain road surfaces or vehicle tires.
- skimboard — a type of short, rounded surfboard used for riding in shallow water.
- slip road — A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway.
- smoke-dry — to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.