9-letter words containing s, u, n
- soundpost — a small post, usually of pine, on guitars, violins, etc, that joins the front surface to the back, helps to support the bridge, and allows the whole body of the instrument to vibrate
- soupspoon — a large spoon, commonly having a rounded bowl, with which to eat soup.
- souteneur — a pimp
- southdown — one of an English breed of sheep, yielding mutton of high quality.
- southland — a southern area.
- spear gun — a device for shooting a barbed missile under water, usually by means of gas under pressure, a strong rubber band, or a powerful spring.
- spelunked — to explore caves, especially as a hobby.
- spelunker — a person who explores caves, especially as a hobby.
- sphagnous — pertaining to, abounding in, or consisting of sphagnum.
- 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.
- spleenful — full of or displaying spleen.
- splendour — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- 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.
- spodumene — a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi 2 O 6 , occurring in prismatic crystals, transparent varieties being used as gems.
- spondulix — money; cash.
- spongeous — relating to or resembling a sponge
- spongious — spongy or relating to a sponge
- spray gun — a device consisting of a container from which paint or other liquid is sprayed through a nozzle by air pressure from a pump.
- spring up — If something springs up, it suddenly appears or begins to exist.
- spun silk — yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Compare reeled silk.
- spun yarn — yarn produced by spinning fibers into a continuous strand.
- sputnik 1 — an unmanned Soviet satellite launched in 1957, the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth
- squadrone — a former Scottish political party, active in the last parliament of Scotland before the Act of Union, in the early 18th century
- squadsman — a member of a squad or team.
- squalling — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- squashing — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- squatting — occupying a property illegally
- squaw man — a contemptuous term used to refer to a white or other non-Indian man married to a North American Indian woman.
- squawking — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- squillion — an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount
- squinancy — a prostrate Eurasian plant, Asperula cynanchica, of the madder family, having smooth, weak stems and sparse white or pink flowers, formerly believed to be a cure for quinsy.
- squinched — to contort (the features) or squint.
- squinting — designating a modifier, as an adverb, that can be interpreted as modifying either the preceding or the following part of the construction in which it appears (Ex.: often in “those who lie often are found out”); also, designating the construction itself
- squirming — to wriggle or writhe.
- stag hunt — a hunt carried out to find and kill stags
- staghound — a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
- stand out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- stand-out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- star turn — the leading performer or act in a play, review, film, or the like.
- state-run — controlled by the government
- stauncher — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- steampunk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- 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.
- stenchful — malodorous; foul-smelling
- stenokous — able to live or survive only within a limited range of environments
- 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.