9-letter words containing t, e, n, u
- ruthenium — a steel-gray, rare metallic element, belonging to the platinum group of metals. Symbol: Ru; atomic weight: 101.07; atomic number: 44; specific gravity: 12.2 at 20°C.
- sarmentum — a slender running stem; runner.
- saturnine — sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
- sauntered — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- sauté pan — a pan used for sautéing food
- sauternes — a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
- screw nut — a nut threaded to receive a screw.
- scutcheon — escutcheon.
- securitan — a person believing they are secure
- seduction — an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
- sequently — following; successive.
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
- shoutline — a line of text in an advertisement made prominent to catch attention
- signature — a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- sit under — to be seated on the right of (the player)
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- soften up — make softer
- 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.
- soundbite — short statement, quotation
- souteneur — a pimp
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- state-run — controlled by the government
- stauncher — 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.
- strenuous — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- studentry — students collectively
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subcenter — a secondary or subordinate center, as in the location of a business.
- subcentre — a secondary centre
- subentire — (of parts of plants) slightly indented
- subjacent — situated or occurring underneath or below; underlying.
- sublunate — almost crescent-shaped
- submental — situated beneath the chin
- submentum — the base of an insect's lip
- subpotent — not at full strength
- substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- subtenant — a person who rents land, a house, or the like, from a tenant.
- subtenure — the tenancy of a subtenant.
- succedent — following or succeeding; subsequent.
- succentor — a precentor's deputy.
- succinate — a salt or ester of succinic acid.
- succinite — Baltic or 'true' amber, so called because of the succinic acid in the fossil resin: often incorrectly applied to fossilized resin (amber) generally
- succulent — full of juice; juicy.
- suetonius — (Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus) a.d. 75–150, Roman historian.