9-letter words containing s, t, a, y, c
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- stagnancy — not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
- statocyst — (in certain invertebrates) a sense organ consisting of a sac enclosing sensory hairs and particles of sand, lime, etc., that functions in maintaining equilibrium, serving to indicate position in space.
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stockyard — an enclosure with pens, sheds, etc., connected with a slaughterhouse, railroad, market, etc., for the temporary housing of cattle, sheep, swine, or horses.
- stoically — impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer.
- story arc — a continuing storyline in a television series that gradually unfolds over several episodes
- strychnia — Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline poison, C 2 1 H 2 2 N 2 O 2 , obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant.
- subcavity — a cavity within a larger cavity
- sybaritic — (usually lowercase) pertaining to or characteristic of a sybarite; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure: to wallow in sybaritic splendor.
- sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympatico — simpatico
- sympatric — originating in or occupying the same geographical area.
- synanthic — relating to synanthy
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- syncytial — a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- syndactyl — having certain digits joined together.
- syndicate — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- syntactic — of or relating to syntax: syntactic errors in English; the syntactic rules for computer source code.
- systaltic — rhythmically contracting.
- theocrasy — a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- type-cast — (of text to be printed) having the type already cast.
- vasectomy — excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.
- yachtsman — a person who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.
- yachtsmen — Irregular plural form of yachtsman.
- yahwistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Yahwist.
- yardstick — a stick a yard long, commonly marked with subdivisions, used for measuring.
- zacynthus — Latin name of Zante.