9-letter words containing s, u, r, o
- score out — to delete or cancel by marking through with a line or lines; cross out
- scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
- scourging — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scourings — dirt or refuse removed by scouring.
- scout car — a fast, lightly-armored military vehicle equipped with guns and used chiefly for reconnaissance.
- scouthery — scorching
- screw you — expressing contempt
- scrounger — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scrub oak — any of several oaks, as Quercus ilicifolia and Q. prinoides, characterized by a scrubby manner of growth, usually found in dry, rocky soil.
- scrubdown — an act or instance of scrubbing, especially a thorough washing of a surface or object: The decks of the ship get a scrubdown every morning.
- scrumdown — the forming of a scrum in rugby
- scrutator — a person who investigates.
- scrutoire — writing desk (def 1).
- scumboard — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- scut work — work that is regarded as tedious and routine or menial
- scutiform — being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.
- sea route — a route followed by ships
- sea trout — any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.
- securicor — a well-known security company which transports money between shops, banks etc; it is also involved in prison management
- semigroup — an algebraic system closed under an associative binary operation.
- semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
- sensorium — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- sericeous — silky.
- seriously — in a serious manner: He shook his head seriously.
- serogroup — a group of bacteria with a common antigen
- serpukhov — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- sertorius — Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), died 72 b.c, Roman general and statesman.
- serve out — dish up, distribute: food
- share out — distribute fairly
- shoebrush — a brush used in polishing shoes.
- shore bug — any of various small, predaceous hemipterous insects of the family Saldidae, some of which are burrowers, commonly occurring along grassy shores of ponds, streams, brackish lakes, and seacoasts.
- short cut — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- short run — happening or presented for a short period of time: a short-run motion picture.
- short-cut — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- short-run — happening or presented for a short period of time: a short-run motion picture.
- shottsuru — a fish sauce used in Japanese cookery.
- showerful — abundant
- shrug off — to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
- simarouba — any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- sioux war — any of a series of skirmishes or wars between the Sioux Indians and settlers or the U.S. Army from 1854 to 1890.
- siqueiros — David Alfaro [dah-veeth ahl-fah-raw] /dɑˈvið ɑlˈfɑ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1974, Mexican painter.
- slow burn — a gradual building up of anger, as opposed to an immediate outburst: I did a slow burn as the conversation progressed.
- snowbrush — a brush for clearing snow (from a car, path, etc)
- sobriquet — a nickname.
- sodbuster — a farmer who works the soil.
- soft drug — a drug, usually illicit, that does not produce significant psychological or physical dependence.
- sojourner — a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.
- solothurn — a city in NW Switzerland, on the Aar River: capital of canton of Solothurn.
- solutizer — any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its solubility or that of one or more of its components.