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9-letter words containing ns

  • stownlins — secretly; stealthily.
  • subconsul — an assistant to a consul
  • summonsed — an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
  • summonses — an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
  • sunscreen — a substance formulated to prevent sunburn, skin cancers, and other conditions caused by excessive exposure to the sun, usually by absorbing and reflecting ultraviolet radiation. Compare SPF.
  • sunseeker — a person who travels to a warm and sunny climate, especially during cold months.
  • sunshades — something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
  • sunstroke — a sudden and sometimes fatal affection due to exposure to the sun's rays or to excessive heat, marked by prostration with or without fever, convulsion, and coma.
  • sunstruck — affected with sunstroke.
  • suspenser — a film that creates a feeling of suspense
  • suspenses — a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
  • suspensor — a suspensory ligament, bandage, etc.
  • swansdown — the down or under plumage of a swan, used for trimming, powder puffs, etc.
  • synsacrum — a dorsal ridge of bone in the pelvic region of birds, formed by the fusion of certain thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal vertebrae.
  • tanstaafl — /tan'stah-fl/ (From Robert Heinlein's classic "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress") "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch". Often invoked when someone is balking at the prospect of using an unpleasantly heavyweight technique, or at the poor quality of some piece of free software, or at the signal-to-noise ratio of unmoderated Usenet newsgroups. "What? Don't tell me I have to implement a database back end to get my address book program to work!" "Well, TANSTAAFL you know." This phrase owes some of its popularity to the high concentration of science-fiction fans and political libertarians in hackerdom.
  • tenseness — stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
  • tensility — of or relating to tension: tensile strain.
  • tensional — the act of stretching or straining.
  • tensioner — an instrument for adding tension
  • the hanse — a medieval league of free towns in N Germany and adjoining countries, formed to promote and protect their economic interests: the leading members were Bremen, Lübeck, and Hamburg
  • the mains — the main distribution network for water, gas, or electricity
  • the rains — the season of heavy rainfall, esp in the tropics
  • the stans — a region in Central Asia that consists of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan
  • the twins — the constellation Gemini, the third sign of the zodiac
  • the-downs — a range of low ridges in S and SW England.
  • timespans — a span of time; time frame.
  • tocantins — a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
  • tomlinson — Henry Major, 1873–1958, English journalist and novelist.
  • tonsillar — a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
  • tonsorial — of or relating to a barber or barbering: the tonsorial shop.
  • townscape — a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city.
  • townsfolk — citizens, local people
  • townshend — Charles, 1725–67, English politician, chancellor of the exchequer for whom the Townshend Acts are named.
  • trainshed — (in a railroad station) a shelter completely covering railroad tracks and their adjoining platforms.
  • trainsick — ill with train sickness.
  • trans fat — trans-fatty acid.
  • trans man — an adult who was born female but whose gender identity is male.
  • trans-fat — trans-fatty acid.
  • 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).
  • transform — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • 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
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