9-letter words containing s, u
- dumpiness — The quality of being dumpy.
- dumpishly — in a downhearted and despondent manner
- dumplings — Plural form of dumpling.
- dumpsters — Plural form of dumpster.
- duncishly — in a dullard-like manner
- dungarees — dungarees. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim. blue jeans.
- dungeness — a low shingle headland on the S coast of England, in Kent: two nuclear power stations: automatic lighthouse
- dunghills — Plural form of dunghill.
- dunk shot — a shot in which a player near the basket jumps with the ball and thrusts it through the basket with one hand or both hands held above the rim. See also slam dunk (def 1).
- dunsinane — a hill NE of Perth, in central Scotland: a ruined fort on its summit is traditionally called Macbeth's Castle. 1012 feet (308 meters).
- dunstable — John, c1390–1453, English composer.
- duologues — Plural form of duologue.
- duopolies — Plural form of duopoly.
- duotheism — Belief in and worship in two deities, usually framed as a god and goddess of roughly equal power.
- duotheist — A person who adheres to duotheism.
- dupondius — a coin of ancient Rome, equal to two asses.
- durations — Plural form of duration.
- duricrust — a hard crust that forms on or in soil in semiarid climates owing to cementation of soil particles. Compare caliche, hardpan (defs 1, 2).
- duskiness — somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
- dust ball — Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. a ball or roll of dust and lint that accumulates indoors, as in corners or under furniture.
- dust bath — the action of a bird of driving dust into its feathers, which may dislodge parasites
- dust bowl — the region in the S central U.S. that suffered from dust storms in the 1930s.
- dust cart — a garbage truck.
- dust down — wipe clean
- dust head — a habitual user of angel dust.
- dust mite — any of various mites, especially Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae, that ingest shed skin cells and may cause allergic reactions.
- dust shot — the smallest size of shot for use in a shotgun.
- dust well — a hollow in the surface of a glacier, formed by the melting action of dust or soil deposits.
- dustcarts — Plural form of dustcart.
- dustcloth — a soft, absorbent cloth used for dusting.
- dustiness — The quality of being dusty.
- dustproof — impervious to or free of dust.
- dustsheet — A large sheet which is draped over furniture as protection from dust.
- duststorm — Phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow particles up in a planet's atmosphere.
- dustywing — any of the rare, minute neuropterous insects of the family Coniopterygidae, characterized by a white, powdery body and wing cover, large eyes, long and slender antennae, and chewing mouthparts.
- duteously — In a duteous manner.
- dyersburg — a city in W Tennessee.
- dyestuffs — Plural form of dyestuff.
- dysfluent — Without proper fluency; not fluent.
- dysgeusia — an impairment of the sense of taste.
- dysmature — Exhibiting dysmaturity.
- dyushambe — a former name of Dushanbe.
- e. sussex — East Sussex
- easefully — In an easeful way.
- eastabout — in, to, or towards the east
- eastbound — traveling, proceeding, or headed east: an eastbound train.
- echovirus — any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
- ecumenics — the study of the Christian church in its aspect as a worldwide Christian community.
- ecumenism — ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.
- ecumenist — ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.