9-letter words containing s, t, a, n, o
- nonpostal — not postal, not relating to post
- nonracist — One who is not a racist.
- nonskater — a person who does not skate
- nonstaple — not staple
- nonstatic — (computing) (object-oriented programming) Not static.
- nonsteady — not steady or stable; unsteady
- noreaster — Alternative spelling of nor'easter.
- north sea — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- northants — Northamptonshire
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- nostalgia — a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.
- nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- nostratic — designating or of a proposed language superfamily that includes the Indo-European, Afroasiatic, Dravidian, Uralic, and Altaic families
- not least — notably
- notarised — to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- notarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of notarize.
- notations — Plural form of notation.
- notecards — An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections".
- notecases — Plural form of notecase.
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
- oblations — Plural form of oblation.
- obscurant — a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
- observant — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- obstinacy — the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.
- obstinant — (proscribed) Obstinate.
- obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- occupants — Plural form of occupant.
- oceanites — Plural form of oceanite.
- odonatist — a person who studies or is expert in insects that belong to the zoological group Odonata
- on stream — If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on stream or is brought on stream, it begins to operate or becomes available.
- on-stream — in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like: When the new printing press goes on-stream, we'll be able to print twice as many newspapers a day.
- onanistic — withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- oncostman — a miner who is paid daily
- onomastic — of or relating to proper names.
- onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- opticians — Plural form of optician.
- ordinates — Plural form of ordinate.
- organists — Plural form of organist.
- orientals — Plural form of oriental.
- orleanist — a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- ornaments — Plural form of ornament.
- oscitancy — yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- ostentate — (transitive, obsolete) To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly.
- ostinatos — Plural form of ostinato.
- ostracean — a member of the family formerly called Ostracea
- outflanks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank.
- outreason — (transitive) To surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.