9-letter words containing t, o, u, s
- scouthood — (sometimes initial capital letter) the state of being a scout, especially a Boy Scout or a Girl Scout.
- scrutator — a person who investigates.
- scrutoire — writing desk (def 1).
- scut work — work that is regarded as tedious and routine or menial
- scutcheon — escutcheon.
- scutiform — being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.
- sea route — a route followed by ships
- sea scout — (often initial capital letters) a member of a scouting program that provides training in boating and other water activities.
- sea trout — any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.
- seditious — of, relating to, or of the nature of sedition.
- seduction — an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
- see about — to perceive with the eyes; look at.
- sertorius — Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), died 72 b.c, Roman general and statesman.
- serve out — dish up, distribute: food
- set about — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- setaceous — bristlelike; bristle-shaped.
- shake out — If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust.
- share out — distribute fairly
- shell out — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
- shift out — (character) (SO, Control-N, ASCII 14) The character which was used to "shift out" of an alternate character set on some ancient teletypes, reversing the effect of the Shift In (SI, ASCII 15) character.
- shithouse — a privy; outhouse.
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
- shoot-out — gunfight
- 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.
- shouldn't — Shouldn't is the usual spoken form of 'should not'.
- shout out — say aloud
- shout-out — Informal. a quick public expression of thanks, admiration, etc.: I’d like to give a big shout-out to my mom who’s in the audience tonight.
- shoutline — a line of text in an advertisement made prominent to catch attention
- shut down — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- sinuation — a winding; sinuosity.
- sinuosity — Often, sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road.
- situation — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- sleep out — live-out.
- sleep-out — live-out.
- slungshot — a weight attached to the end of a cord and used as a weapon
- smell out — dog: detect by sniffing
- smoke out — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- sniff out — detect
- snuff out — the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.
- sob stuff — material such as films, stories, etc, that play upon the emotions by the overuse of pathos and sentiment
- 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.
- softbound — book: paperback
- soften up — make softer