9-letter words containing u, n, m, s
- on-campus — on the area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college
- oncomouse — a mouse bred for cancer treatment research
- osmundine — compost made from dried fern roots
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- plumbness — a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare plumb line.
- plumpness — well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat.
- plutonism — the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
- pond scum — any free-floating freshwater alga that forms a green scum on water.
- presuming — presumptuous.
- pseudonym — a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name. Compare allonym (def 1).
- rasmussen — Knud Johan Victor [knooth yoo-hahn veek-tawr] /knuð yʊˈhɑn ˈvik tɔr/ (Show IPA), 1879–1933, Danish arctic explorer.
- responsum — the reply of a noted rabbi or Jewish scholar as rendered in the Responsa.
- roundsman — a person who makes rounds, as of inspection.
- rousement — a stirring up of religious excitement
- routinism — adherence to routine.
- rudiments — When you learn the rudiments of something, you learn the simplest or most essential things about it.
- rumminess — the state or condition of being rummy
- runesmith — a student, writer, transcriber, or decipherer of runes.
- sagapenum — a resin formerly used as a drug
- sakyamuni — one of the names of Buddha.
- samuelson — Paul A(nthony) 1915–2009, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1970.
- sarmentum — a slender running stem; runner.
- saturnism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- scrumdown — the forming of a scrum in rugby
- 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.
- sigismund — 1368–1437, Holy Roman emperor 1411–37.
- slam dunk — basketball: score from above rim
- slam-dunk — Basketball. to dunk (the ball) with great force.
- smogbound — surrounded by smog.
- smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- snowmould — a fungal disease of soil or grass resulting from snow cover
- sound man — a technician who produces sound effects.
- spodumene — a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi 2 O 6 , occurring in prismatic crystals, transparent varieties being used as gems.
- squadsman — a member of a squad or team.
- squaw man — a contemptuous term used to refer to a white or other non-Indian man married to a North American Indian woman.
- squirming — to wriggle or writhe.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- stumbling — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- stunt man — a man who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submental — situated beneath the chin