9-letter words containing s, u, n
- sinuosity — Often, sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road.
- sinusitis — inflammation of a sinus or the sinuses.
- sinuslike — like the sinus
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- sisinnius — pope a.d. 708.
- sit under — to be seated on the right of (the player)
- sitatunga — an antelope, Tragelaphus spekei, inhabiting marshy regions of central and eastern Africa.
- situation — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- situtunga — an antelope, Tragelaphus spekei, inhabiting marshy regions of central and eastern Africa.
- skean dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
- skean-dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
- skene dhu — skean dhu.
- ski bunny — a female who greatly enjoys skiing
- skunkbird — a North American songbird with a black-and-white striped back, also known as a bobolink
- skunkweed — any of various plants having an unpleasant odor, as the skunk cabbage.
- skylounge — a vehicle designed to be lifted by helicopter between an intown passenger terminal and an airport.
- slam dunk — basketball: score from above rim
- slam-dunk — Basketball. to dunk (the ball) with great force.
- slanguage — slang; a vocabulary of slang.
- slangular — relating to slang
- 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.
- slow burn — a gradual building up of anger, as opposed to an immediate outburst: I did a slow burn as the conversation progressed.
- slungshot — a weight attached to the end of a cord and used as a weapon
- slurrying — a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.
- smogbound — surrounded by smog.
- smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- sniff out — detect
- snowbound — shut in or immobilized by snow.
- snowbrush — a brush for clearing snow (from a car, path, etc)
- snowmould — a fungal disease of soil or grass resulting from snow cover
- snuff out — the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.
- snuff-box — a box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket.
- snug down — to make ready for a storm by reducing sail, lashing movable gear, etc.
- softbound — book: paperback
- soften up — make softer
- sojourner — a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.
- solothurn — a city in NW Switzerland, on the Aar River: capital of canton of Solothurn.
- solutrean — Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
- sostenuto — sustained or prolonged in the time value of the tones.
- sound bow — that part of a bell against which the tongue strikes.
- sound law — phonetic law.
- sound man — a technician who produces sound effects.
- sound off — the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- sound out — to measure or try the depth of (water, a deep hole, etc.) by letting down a lead or plummet at the end of a line, or by some equivalent means.
- soundbite — short statement, quotation
- soundcard — A soundcard is a piece of equipment which can be put into a computer so that the computer can produce music or other sounds.
- soundings — measurements of atmospheric conditions, as made using a radiosonde or rocketsonde
- soundless — unfathomable; very deep.
- soundness — free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.