9-letter words containing u, n, i, t
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- sniff out — detect
- soundbite — short statement, quotation
- 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
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- 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.
- 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
- strutting — walking or moving with a strut; walking pompously; pompous.
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.
- stumbling — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subentire — (of parts of plants) slightly indented
- sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
- 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
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- suetonius — (Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus) a.d. 75–150, Roman historian.
- sulcation — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- sulfation — Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
- summation — the act or process of summing.
- summiting — the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex.
- sunbright — as bright as the sun, very bright
- superthin — extremely thin
- supinator — a muscle used in supination.
- suppliant — a person who supplicates; petitioner.
- sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- sustainer — a person or thing that sustains.
- sustinent — offering sustenance or support
- syncytium — a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- taikonaut — an astronaut from the People's Republic of China
- tambourin — a long narrow drum of Provence.
- tank suit — a simple one-piece bathing suit for women, having a scoop neck and shoulder straps and usually no lining or inner construction; maillot.
- tarpaulin — a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
- tarquinii — an ancient city of Etruria, in central Italy, NW of Rome: present-day Tarquinia on site.
- taruntius — a crater in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 38 miles (61 km) in diameter.
- tauchnitz — Karl Christoph Traugott [kahrl kris-tawf trou-gawt] /ˈkɑrl ˈkrɪs tɔf ˈtraʊ gɔt/ (Show IPA), 1761–1836, and his son, Karl Christian Philipp [kris-tee-ahn fee-lip,, fil-ip] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA) 1798–1884, German printers and publishers.
- technique — the manner and ability with which an artist, writer, dancer, athlete, or the like employs the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor.
- tellurian — of or characteristic of the earth or its inhabitants; terrestrial.
- tellurion — an apparatus for showing the manner in which the diurnal rotation and annual revolution of the earth and the obliquity of its axis produce the alternation of day and night and the changes of the seasons.
- tenacious — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tendinous — of the nature of or resembling a tendon.