9-letter words containing sta
- stathenry — the electrostatic unit of inductance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 henries and equal to the inductance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one statvolt is produced by a current in the circuit which varies at the rate of one statampere per second.
- stational — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stationed — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stationer — a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- statistic — a numerical fact or datum, especially one computed from a sample.
- statocyst — (in certain invertebrates) a sense organ consisting of a sac enclosing sensory hairs and particles of sand, lime, etc., that functions in maintaining equilibrium, serving to indicate position in space.
- statolith — Zoology. any of the granules of lime, sand, etc., contained within a statocyst.
- statuette — a small statue.
- statutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- stauncher — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stavanger — a seaport in SW Norway.
- stave off — one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- stavropol — a territory of the Russian Federation in Europe, N of the Caucasus. 29,600 sq. mi. (76,960 sq. km).
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- stay over — spend the night
- stay with — to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years.
- staymaker — a corset maker, a maker of stays
- subcostal — below the rib
- substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- superstar — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- sustainer — a person or thing that sustains.
- systaltic — rhythmically contracting.
- 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.
- tatarstan — Republic of, an autonomous republic in central Russia on the E European Plain, at the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers. 26,192 sq. mi. (67,836 sq. km). Capital: Kazan.
- tax stamp — a stamp required to be affixed to certain products, documents, etc., before they change hands to indicate that a tax has been paid.
- tearstain — a mark or wet streak left by tears.
- testacean — having a shell or test.
- testacies — the state of being testate.
- testament — Law. a will, especially one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property. will2 (def 8).
- testation — witness or evidence
- testatrix — a woman who makes a will.
- the stage — the theatre as a profession
- the stake — a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- the stans — a region in Central Asia that consists of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan
- tow-start — the act of making the engine of a vehicle begin to work by towing that vehicle with another vehicle
- tri-state — of or relating to three states, esp the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
- trustable — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- tungstate — a salt of any tungstic acid.
- turkestan — a vast region in W and central Asia, E of the Caspian Sea: includes territory in the S central part of Xinjiang province in China (Eastern Turkestan or Chinese Turkestan) a strip of N Afghanistan, and the area (Russian Turkestan) comprising the republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan), Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan), Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- turkistan — a vast region in W and central Asia, E of the Caspian Sea: includes territory in the S central part of Xinjiang province in China (Eastern Turkestan or Chinese Turkestan) a strip of N Afghanistan, and the area (Russian Turkestan) comprising the republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan), Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan), Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- uninstall — to remove (a software program) from a computer or computer system.
- unstaffed — a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- unstained — not stained or spotted; unsoiled.
- unstalked — without a stalk or stalks.
- unstamped — not having a postage stamp affixed
- unstarred — not denoted with a star
- unstaying — unresting
- upstaging — on or toward the back of the stage.