9-letter words containing s, t, r, i, c
- sincerest — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
- slickster — a crafty and opportunistic or deceitful person; hustler; swindler.
- solicitor — a person who solicits.
- sonicator — a device for treatment with ultrasound
- spartanic — (usually lowercase) suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- sphincter — a circular band of voluntary or involuntary muscle that encircles an orifice of the body or one of its hollow organs.
- spit curl — a tight curl of hair, usually pressed against the forehead or cheek.
- st. clair — Arthur, 1736–1818, American Revolutionary War general, born in Scotland: 1st governor of the Northwest Territory, 1787–1802.
- st. croix — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- staircase — a flight of stairs with its framework, banisters, etc., or a series of such flights.
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- sternitic — relating to the sternite
- sticheron — a liturgical hymn sung in the Orthodox Church
- stickered — a person or thing that sticks.
- stickwork — a player's degree of competence or proficiency as a baseball batter, hockey or lacrosse player, etc.: Frequent practice improved his stickwork.
- stitchery — needlework.
- strategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- stratonic — of or relating to an army
- streicher — Julius. 1885–1946, German Nazi journalist and politician, who spread anti-Semitic propaganda as editor of Der Stürmer (1923–45). He was hanged as a war criminal
- stretchie — an infant's one-piece garment covering the torso, legs, and feet, made of stretch fabric.
- strictest — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
- striction — the act of constricting.
- strictish — fairly strict
- stricture — a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism: The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style.
- stridency — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- 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.
- strychnic — 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.
- subarctic — of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately south of the Arctic Circle; subpolar.
- subscript — written below (distinguished from adscript, superscript).
- suctorial — adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- supercity — a large, heavily populated urban area that includes several cities; megalopolis.
- sybaritic — (usually lowercase) pertaining to or characteristic of a sybarite; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure: to wallow in sybaritic splendor.
- symmetric — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- sympatric — originating in or occupying the same geographical area.
- syncretic — the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
- theatrics — (used with a singular verb) the art of staging plays and other stage performances.
- toreutics — the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- touristic — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- tovarisch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- trachinus — a weever fish
- trackside — located next to a railroad track.
- tracksuit — a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
- trainsick — ill with train sickness.
- transonic — close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- trichosis — any disease of the hair.