9-letter words containing s, u, l, i, n
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- sloughing — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- slurrying — a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.
- smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spirulina — any of the blue-green algae of the genus Spirulina, sometimes added to food for its nutrient value.
- split run — a pressrun, as that of a newspaper or magazine, which is interrupted after the running of a specified number of copies to permit the substitution of type or of a cut, as in a keyed advertisement: a device for testing the relative effectiveness of different versions of an advertisement.
- spondulix — money; cash.
- spun silk — yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Compare reeled silk.
- squalling — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- squillion — an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- stingbull — Trachinus draco, a species of fish with venomous spines on their dorsal fins that are capable of wounding humans
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.
- stumbling — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
- sublinear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- subniveal — beneath the snow
- subpurlin — a light structural member for carrying roofing materials, supported by and running at right angles to purlins.
- sudaminal — pertaining to a sudamen or sudamina; comprising sudamina
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- sulfation — Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
- sulfonium — the positively charged group H 3 S + , its salts, or their substitute products.
- sulkiness — marked by or given to sulking; sullen.
- sulpician — a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- suppliant — a person who supplicates; petitioner.
- supplying — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- surcingle — a belt or girth that passes around the belly of a horse and over the blanket, pack, saddle, etc., and is buckled on the horse's back.
- surliness — churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter. Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby.
- swine flu — a highly contagious form of influenza caused by infection with a filterable virus first isolated from swine.
- turnstile — a structure of four horizontally revolving arms pivoted atop a post and set in a gateway or opening in a fence to allow the controlled passage of people.
- uliginous — growing in swamps or muddy places.
- uncleship — the position or status of an uncle; the condition of being an uncle
- undersoil — subsoil.
- unfoolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- unfussily — in an unfussy manner
- unhostile — not hostile
- uninstall — to remove (a software program) from a computer or computer system.
- uniserial — in or relating to a single series
- unisexual — of or relating to one sex only.
- unispiral — having one spiral.
- univalves — having one valve.
- universal — of, relating to, or characteristic of all or the whole: universal experience.
- unlasting — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- unlicense — (legal) A template for dedicating software to the public domain. It combines a copyright waiver like that of the SQLite project with the no-warranty statement from the MIT/X11 license.
- unmusical — not musical; deficient in melody, harmony, rhythm, or tone.
- unpalsied — not affected by paralysis
- unpulsing — the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- unrealism — abstractionism or a representation lacking a direct relation to a tangible or concrete object