9-letter words containing s, u, r, f
- reshuffle — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- resultful — containing results, having significant effects
- resurface — to give a new surface to.
- rufescent — somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous.
- rustproof — not subject to rusting.
- safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
- safid rud — a river flowing from NW Iran into the Caspian Sea. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- scruffily — in an unkempt or shabby fashion
- scutiform — being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.
- self-rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- showerful — abundant
- shrug off — to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
- soft drug — a drug, usually illicit, that does not produce significant psychological or physical dependence.
- sorrowful — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
- soufriere — Also, La Soufrière. a volcano in the West Indies, on St. Vincent island. 4048 feet (1234 meters).
- sourceful — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- soy flour — finely ground soybeans, most commonly used as an additive to other flours, processed meats, cereals, etc.
- spiritful — full of spirit or spiritual
- streetful — the amount of people or things a street can hold
- stressful — full of stress or tension: the stressful days before a war.
- strifeful — vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
- stud farm — place where horses are bred
- sub-frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- subwoofer — a loudspeaker component designed to reproduce only extremely low bass frequencies, generally below 125 Hz.
- sudorific — causing sweat; diaphoretic.
- suffering — the state of a person or thing that suffers.
- suffragan — assisting or auxiliary to, as applied to any bishop in relation to the archbishop or metropolitan who is his superior, or as applied to an assistant or subsidiary bishop who performs episcopal functions in a diocese but has no ordinary jurisdiction, as, in the Church of England, a bishop consecrated to assist the ordinary bishop of a see in part of his diocese.
- sugarloaf — a large, usually conical loaf or mass of hard refined sugar: the common form of household sugar until the mid-19th century.
- sulfurate — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.
- sulfurize — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur.
- sulfurous — of, relating to, or containing sulfur, especially in the tetravalent state.
- sunflower — any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
- superfarm — a very large farm, sometimes incorporating or coordinating a number of smaller farms
- superfast — very or extremely fast
- superfine — extra fine, as in grain or texture; unusually fine: superfine sugar.
- superfirm — a very large firm or corporation, often incorporating or coordinating a number of smaller firms
- superflux — an overflow; an overspill; an excessive amount or flow
- superfood — a food considered exceptionally good for one’s health and for boosting the immune system owing to its naturally high content of vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, or omega-3 fatty acids: If you crave superfoods, try the quinoa, kale, and roasted beet salad sprinkled with toasted walnuts and flaxseed.
- superfund — a large fund set up to finance an expensive program or project.
- superfuse — to pour.
- supersafe — exceptionally safe
- supersoft — exceptionally soft
- superwaif — a very young and very thin supermodel
- superwife — a highly accomplished wife
- sure-fire — sure to work; foolproof: a surefire moneymaking scheme.
- surf boat — a strong, buoyant rowboat with high ends, adapted for beaching and passing through surf.
- surf clam — any of several typically large common clams of the family Mactridae, inhabiting the zone of breaking surf in coastal waters.
- surf duck — a scoter, especially the surf scoter.
- surf fish — any of various fishes living in shallow water along the Pacific coast of North America, as the surfperches
- surf zone — the area offshore where waves break, between the outermost breaker and the limit of wave uprush; the zone within which waves approaching the coastline start breaking, usually in water depths of 16 to 32 feet (5 to 10 meters).