9-letter words containing u, n, e, s
- securance — the act or process of securing
- securitan — a person believing they are secure
- seduction — an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
- seif dune — (in deserts, esp the Sahara) a long ridge of blown sand, often several miles long
- seigneury — the domain of a seigneur.
- selenious — containing tetravalent or bivalent selenium.
- semi-nude — naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- sensillum — Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.
- sensorium — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- sensually — pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly.
- sequencer — a device for the automatic determination or regulation of a sequence.
- sequently — following; successive.
- sequinned — A sequinned piece of clothing is decorated or covered with sequins.
- severinus — died a.d. 640, pope 640.
- sheep-run — a large property for raising sheep
- shelburne — William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, William Petty Fizmaurice Lansdowne.
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
- shoutline — a line of text in an advertisement made prominent to catch attention
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- sicknurse — someone who nurses a sick person
- sideburns — If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek.
- signature — a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- signeurie — seniority
- sinuslike — like the sinus
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- sit under — to be seated on the right of (the player)
- skean dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
- skean-dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
- skene dhu — skean dhu.
- skunkweed — any of various plants having an unpleasant odor, as the skunk cabbage.
- skylounge — a vehicle designed to be lifted by helicopter between an intown passenger terminal and an airport.
- slanguage — slang; a vocabulary of slang.
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- soften up — make softer
- sojourner — a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.
- 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
- soundless — unfathomable; very deep.
- soundness — free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
- souteneur — a pimp
- spear gun — a device for shooting a barbed missile under water, usually by means of gas under pressure, a strong rubber band, or a powerful spring.
- spelunked — to explore caves, especially as a hobby.
- spelunker — a person who explores caves, especially as a hobby.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spleenful — full of or displaying spleen.