9-letter words containing s, t, a, n, o
- batswomen — Plural form of batswoman.
- bean shot — refined copper having a shotlike form from being thrown into water in a molten state.
- bissonata — a coarse woolen cloth constructed in plain weave and dyed black or brown, used in the manufacture of clerical vestments.
- boatswain — a petty officer on a merchant ship or a warrant officer on a warship who is responsible for the maintenance of the ship and its equipment
- bookstand — a cradle for holding an open book so that it may be read comfortably
- bosanquet — Bernard, 1848–1923, English philosopher and writer.
- bostonian — a person from Boston
- c rations — tinned food formerly issued in packs to US soldiers
- canoeists — Plural form of canoeist.
- cantonese — Cantonese means belonging or relating to the Chinese provinces of Canton (Guangdong in Mandarin).
- cantonise — divide into cantons
- canzonets — Plural form of canzonet.
- capstones — Plural form of capstone.
- carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
- carotenes — Plural form of carotene.
- caseation — the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- cassation — (esp in France) annulment, as of a judicial decision by a higher court
- cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- cast iron — Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting.
- cast-iron — made of cast iron.
- castellón — seaport in E Spain, on the Mediterranean: pop. 133,000
- causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
- ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
- cenotaphs — Plural form of cenotaph.
- certosina — a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- citations — Plural form of citation.
- claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
- clinostat — an apparatus for studying tropisms in plants, usually a rotating disc to which the plant is attached so that it receives an equal stimulus on all sides
- coastland — the land fringing a coast
- coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
- coatstand — a frame or pole equipped with hooks or arms for hanging up coats, etc
- cocainist — a cocaine addict
- cocoanuts — Plural form of cocoanut.
- cognisant — a frequent misspelling of cognizant.
- colorants — Plural form of colorant.
- conations — Plural form of conation.
- conestoga — a large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used especially for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration.
- conflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate.
- consolate — to console (a person)
- consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
- consortia — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- constable — In Britain and some other countries, a constable is a police officer of the lowest rank.
- constance — a city in S Germany, in Baden-Württemberg on Lake Constance: tourist centre. Pop: 80 716 (2003 est)
- constancy — Constancy is the quality of staying the same even though other things change.
- constanta — a port and resort in SE Romania, on the Black Sea: founded by the Greeks in the 6th century bc and rebuilt by Constantine the Great (4th century); exports petroleum. Pop: 265 000 (2005 est)
- constants — Plural form of constant.
- constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- construal — an act of construing