9-letter words containing um
- sarum use — the liturgy or modified form of the Roman rite used in Salisbury before the Reformation and revived in part by some English churches.
- scrumdown — the forming of a scrum in rugby
- scrummage — scrum (defs 1, 3).
- scumboard — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- scummiest — consisting of or having scum.
- scutellum — Botany. the shieldlike cotyledon of certain monocots.
- semiplume — a semiplume feather
- 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.
- separatum — a reprint of an article separately from the magazine, journal, or book in which it was originally published; an offprint
- septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- set scrum — the act or method of restarting play after an infringement, called by the referee, when the two opposing packs of forwards group together with heads down and arms interlocked and push to gain ground while the scrum half throws the ball in and the hookers attempt to scoop it out to their own team
- side drum — snare drum.
- slit-drum — a hollowed-out log with a long, narrow slit, beaten with a stick or stamped upon to produce a drumming sound, found in many cultures since ancient times.
- slum area — an area of a city filled with slums
- slumbered — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- spirillum — any of several spirally twisted, aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans.
- spodumene — a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi 2 O 6 , occurring in prismatic crystals, transparent varieties being used as gems.
- sporidium — a small spore produced on the basidia or promycelia of fungi, etc
- stomodeum — a depression in the ectoderm of the oral region of a young embryo, which develops into the mouth and oral cavity.
- 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.
- strumitis — an inflammation of thyroid gland
- stumbling — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- stump bed — a bed without posts.
- stumpwork — a type of embroidery popular in the 17th century, consisting of intricate, colorful designs padded with horsehair to make them stand out in relief.
- sub-humid — containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist: humid air; a humid climate.
- submentum — the base of an insect's lip
- subnumber — a numeral or group of numerals.
- subphylum — a category of related classes within a phylum.
- succumber — to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
- sugar gum — a small eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus cladocalyx, having smooth bark and barrel-shaped fruits and grown for timber and ornament. It has sweet-tasting leaves which are often eaten by livestock
- sugarplum — a small sweetmeat made of sugar with various flavoring and coloring ingredients; a bonbon.
- sulfonium — the positively charged group H 3 S + , its salts, or their substitute products.
- sum total — complete numerical total: the sum total of my savings.
- summarily — in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway.
- summarise — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- summarist — a person who summarizes
- summarize — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- summation — the act or process of summing.
- summative — additive.
- summering — the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- summerise — to prepare (a house, car, etc.) so as to counteract the hot weather of summer: to summerize a house by adding air conditioning.
- summerize — to prepare (a house, car, etc.) so as to counteract the hot weather of summer: to summerize a house by adding air conditioning.
- summerset — to perform a somersault.
- summiteer — a participant in a summit meeting.
- summiting — the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex.
- summon up — call to action
- summonsed — an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
- summonses — an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
- sump pump — a pump for removing liquid or wastes from a sump.