9-letter words containing st
- nestorian — one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- nestorius — died a.d. 451? Syrian ecclesiastic: patriarch of Constantinople 428–431.
- neuristor — a microelectronic fiberlike device used in information processing.
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- neustrian — the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- new start — an employee who has just joined a company or organization
- new style — time reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar. Compare old style (def 2).
- new test. — New Testament
- newcastle — 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas.
- newscasts — Plural form of newscast.
- newsstand — a stall or other place at which newspapers and often periodicals are sold, as on a street corner or in a building lobby.
- newstrade — newspaper retail as a whole
- nickstick — a stick on which notches are made for the purpose of keeping a tally; by extension, a tally or account
- nierstein — a village in SW central Germany, SSE of Mainz: noted for its wines.
- nihilists — Plural form of nihilist.
- no-strike — of, relating to, or containing a provision that workers are not permitted to strike under certain terms and conditions: a no-strike clause in a labor contract.
- non obst. — non obstante
- non-stick — Non-stick saucepans, frying pans, or baking tins have a special coating on the inside which prevents food from sticking to them.
- nonartist — a person who is not an artist
- nonnested — Unnested.
- nonpapist — not papist, not Roman Catholic
- nonpostal — not postal, not relating to post
- nonposted — Not having been posted (in various senses).
- nonracist — One who is not a racist.
- nonsexist — not showing prejudice on the basis of gender: nonsexist language in business letters.
- nonstaple — not staple
- nonstatic — (computing) (object-oriented programming) Not static.
- nonsteady — not steady or stable; unsteady
- nonsticky — not sticky
- nonsystem — a system that does not function properly
- nontheist — One who is not a theist; an atheist.
- nonvested — not entrusted with power over or possession of a given thing
- noreaster — Alternative spelling of nor'easter.
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- northmost — northernmost.
- northwest — a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbreviation: NW.
- nose stud — a stud worn in or on the nose as an ornament
- nostalgia — a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.
- nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- nostology — geriatrics.
- nostratic — designating or of a proposed language superfamily that includes the Indo-European, Afroasiatic, Dravidian, Uralic, and Altaic families
- not least — notably
- notionist — a person whose opinions are merely notions, not based in fact
- novelists — Plural form of novelist.
- nuristani — Kafir (def 1).
- nystagmic — Exhibiting or pertaining to nystagmus (involuntary eye movement).
- nystagmus — a congenital or acquired persistent, rapid, involuntary, and oscillatory movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side.
- oasthouse — Alternative spelling of oast house.
- obscurest — Superlative form of obscure.
- obstacles — Plural form of obstacle.