9-letter words containing ster
- slaistery — resembling slaister
- slickster — a crafty and opportunistic or deceitful person; hustler; swindler.
- sodbuster — a farmer who works the soil.
- sophister — a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
- speedster — a person who travels at high speed.
- spiraster — a part of a living sponge
- sportster — a sports car.
- spymaster — an espionage agent who directs a network of subordinate agents.
- steradian — a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
- stercoral — stercoraceous
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- sterilant — a sterilizing agent.
- sterilely — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- sterilise — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- sterilize — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- sternberg — George Miller, 1838–1915, U.S. bacteriologist and medical researcher.
- sternebra — a bone or segment of the breastbone or sternum
- sternfast — a rope for securing a boat at stern to another boat, dock, or buoy
- sternitic — relating to the sternite
- sternmost — farthest aft.
- sternness — firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline.
- sternport — an opening or window in the stern of ship
- sternpost — an upright member rising from the after end of a keel; a rudderpost or propeller post.
- sternward — toward the stern; astern.
- steroidal — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- suggester — to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
- surmaster — the deputy headmaster of St Paul's School in London
- sylvester — (Gerbert) died 1003, French ecclesiastic: pope 999–1003.
- teataster — a person whose profession is tasting and grading samples of tea.
- throwster — a person who throws silk or synthetic filaments.
- trickster — a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
- trimester — a term or period of three months.
- ulsterman — a native or inhabitant of Ulster.
- unsterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- upholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- viosterol — a vitamin D preparation produced by the irradiation of ergosterol.
- wasterful — Lb obsolete wasteful.
- webcaster — A person or organization that transmits a webcast over the Internet.
- webmaster — a person who designs or maintains a website.
- webster's — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
- westering — moving or shifting toward the west: the westering sun; a westering wind.
- westerlys — a town in SW Rhode Island.
- westerner — a native or inhabitant of the West, especially of the western U.S.
- westernly — (obsolete) In or towards the west. (16th-19th c.).
- wisterias — Plural form of wisteria.
- worcester — Joseph Emerson, 1784–1865, U.S. lexicographer.
- yesterday — on the day preceding this day.
- yestereve — (archaic) yesterday evening.
- yestersol — On the sol before the present one.