9-letter words containing s, t, r, u
- stellular — having the form of a small star or small stars.
- stem rust — any of several fungal diseases of plants affecting the stems, especially a disease of wheat and other grasses characterized by pustules of red and then black spores.
- stem turn — a turn in which a skier stems one ski in the direction to be turned and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.
- step turn — a turn in which a skier lifts one ski from the snow, faces the ski slightly outward in the direction to be turned, sets it down, and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.
- 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.
- stirabout — porridge.
- stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
- stralsund — a seaport in NE Germany: a member of the medieval Hanseatic League; besieged by Wallenstein 1628.
- strangury — painful urination in which the urine is emitted drop by drop owing to muscle spasms of the urethra or urinary bladder.
- streetful — the amount of people or things a street can hold
- strenuous — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- stressful — full of stress or tension: the stressful days before a war.
- striature — the way something is striated
- stricture — a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism: The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style.
- strifeful — vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
- strike up — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- strikeout — an out made by a batter to whom three strikes have been charged, or as recorded by the pitcher who accomplishes this.
- string up — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- strip out — to remove the working parts of (a machine)
- strobilus — a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop.
- strontium — a bivalent, metallic element whose compounds resemble those of calcium, found in nature only in the combined state, as in strontianite: used in fireworks, flares, and tracer bullets. Symbol: Sr; atomic weight: 87.62; atomic number: 38; specific gravity: 2.6.
- strouding — a woolly material used to make strouds or blankets
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- structure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
- struggled — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- struggler — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- strumitis — an inflammation of thyroid gland
- strung up — tense, anxious
- struthers — a city in NE Ohio, near Youngstown.
- strutting — walking or moving with a strut; walking pompously; pompous.
- stud farm — place where horses are bred
- stud mare — a female horse kept for breeding
- studentry — students collectively
- studhorse — a stallion kept for breeding.
- stumpwork — a type of embroidery popular in the 17th century, consisting of intricate, colorful designs padded with horsehair to make them stand out in relief.
- stuporous — suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.
- sturluson — Snorri Sturluson.
- stuttgart — a state in SW Germany: formed 1951. 13,800 sq. mi. (35,740 sq. km). Capital: Stuttgart.
- sub-tribe — any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subarctic — of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately south of the Arctic Circle; subpolar.
- subastral — pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
- subcenter — a secondary or subordinate center, as in the location of a business.
- subcentre — a secondary centre
- subcortex — Anatomy, Zoology. the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney. the cerebral cortex.
- subeditor — a subordinate or junior editor.
- subentire — (of parts of plants) slightly indented
- subletter — a person who sublets
- submarket — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.