9-letter words containing t, r, e, n, s
- terseness — neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- the norse — the Norwegians
- the rains — the season of heavy rainfall, esp in the tropics
- thereness — the quality of having existence or of being there
- threeness — the state or quality of being three in number, often used to refer to the Triune God in Christianity
- threshing — to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine.
- tiredness — fatigue
- tornadoes — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).
- tournedos — small slices of fillet of beef, round and thick, served with a variety of sauces and garnished.
- tradesman — a person engaged in trade.
- train set — a toy train, together with the track that it runs on, toy station, etc
- trainshed — (in a railroad station) a shelter completely covering railroad tracks and their adjoining platforms.
- tramlines — streetcar track
- trans-use — (language) An early system on the IBM 1130.
- transaxle — a unit combining the transmission and differential of a motor vehicle and connected directly to the axles of the driving wheels.
- transcend — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- transcode — (language) An early system on the Ferut computer.
- transduce — to convert (energy) from one form into another.
- transenna — (in early Christian architecture) an openwork screen of stone or metal enclosing a shrine.
- transeunt — (of a mental act) producing an effect outside of the mind.
- transfect — to cause transfection in (a cell).
- transfuse — to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill: to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.
- transgene — a gene that is transferred from an organism of one species to an organism of another species by genetic engineering
- transhume — to move cattle to suitable grazing grounds according to the season
- transient — not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
- transited — the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- translate — to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.
- transmute — change into another form
- transpire — to occur; happen; take place.
- transpose — to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange: to transpose the third and fourth letters of a word.
- transvest — to wear clothes traditionally associated with the opposite sex
- trasimeno — a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- treggings — thick close-fitting leggings
- tres-tine — royal antler.
- tribesman — a member of a tribe.
- tribesmen — a member of a tribe.
- triteness — lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
- trunkless — the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
- turkestan — a vast region in W and central Asia, E of the Caspian Sea: includes territory in the S central part of Xinjiang province in China (Eastern Turkestan or Chinese Turkestan) a strip of N Afghanistan, and the area (Russian Turkestan) comprising the republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan), Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan), Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- turnstile — a structure of four horizontally revolving arms pivoted atop a post and set in a gateway or opening in a fence to allow the controlled passage of people.
- turnstone — any shorebird of the genus Arenaria, characterized by the habit of turning over stones in search of food.
- tyndareus — the husband of Leda and father of Clytemnestra and Castor.
- tyranness — a woman who behaves in a tyrannical manner
- tyrannies — arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.
- tyrannise — to exercise absolute power or control, especially cruelly or oppressively (often followed by over).
- ulsterman — a native or inhabitant of Ulster.
- undercast — Mining. a crossing of two passages, as airways, dug at the same level so that one descends to pass beneath the other without any opening into it. Compare overcast (def 9).
- undermost — being the furthest under; lowest
- undershot — having the front teeth of the lower jaw projecting in front of the upper teeth, as a bulldog.
- undervest — an undershirt.