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9-letter words containing t, s, u, n

  • sit under — to be seated on the right of (the player)
  • sitatunga — an antelope, Tragelaphus spekei, inhabiting marshy regions of central and eastern Africa.
  • situation — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
  • situtunga — an antelope, Tragelaphus spekei, inhabiting marshy regions of central and eastern Africa.
  • sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
  • slungshot — a weight attached to the end of a cord and used as a weapon
  • sniff out — detect
  • snuff out — the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.
  • softbound — book: paperback
  • soften up — make softer
  • solothurn — a city in NW Switzerland, on the Aar River: capital of canton of Solothurn.
  • 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.
  • sound out — to measure or try the depth of (water, a deep hole, etc.) by letting down a lead or plummet at the end of a line, or by some equivalent means.
  • soundbite — short statement, quotation
  • soundpost — a small post, usually of pine, on guitars, violins, etc, that joins the front surface to the back, helps to support the bridge, and allows the whole body of the instrument to vibrate
  • souteneur — a pimp
  • southdown — one of an English breed of sheep, yielding mutton of high quality.
  • southland — a southern area.
  • spinulate — having a spine or spines
  • split run — a pressrun, as that of a newspaper or magazine, which is interrupted after the running of a specified number of copies to permit the substitution of type or of a cut, as in a keyed advertisement: a device for testing the relative effectiveness of different versions of an advertisement.
  • sputnik 1 — an unmanned Soviet satellite launched in 1957, the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth
  • squatting — occupying a property illegally
  • squinting — designating a modifier, as an adverb, that can be interpreted as modifying either the preceding or the following part of the construction in which it appears (Ex.: often in “those who lie often are found out”); also, designating the construction itself
  • stag hunt — a hunt carried out to find and kill stags
  • staghound — a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
  • stand out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
  • stand-out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
  • star turn — the leading performer or act in a play, review, film, or the like.
  • state-run — controlled by the government
  • stauncher — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
  • staunchly — 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.
  • stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
  • stingbull — Trachinus draco, a species of fish with venomous spines on their dorsal fins that are capable of wounding humans
  • stink bug — any of numerous broad, flat bugs of the family Pentatomidae, that emit a disagreeable odor.
  • stink out — to emit a strong offensive smell.
  • stoughton — a city in E Massachusetts.
  • stralsund — a seaport in NE Germany: a member of the medieval Hanseatic League; besieged by Wallenstein 1628.
  • strangury — painful urination in which the urine is emitted drop by drop owing to muscle spasms of the urethra or urinary bladder.
  • strenuous — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
  • string up — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
  • strontium — a bivalent, metallic element whose compounds resemble those of calcium, found in nature only in the combined state, as in strontianite: used in fireworks, flares, and tracer bullets. Symbol: Sr; atomic weight: 87.62; atomic number: 38; specific gravity: 2.6.
  • strouding — a woolly material used to make strouds or blankets
  • strung up — tense, anxious
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