9-letter words starting with s
- saffroned — containing or coloured by saffron
- safid rud — a river flowing from NW Iran into the Caspian Sea. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- safranine — any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes, phenazine derivatives, used for dyeing wool, silk, etc.
- sag wagon — a support vehicle accompanying a bicycle touring group that carries spare parts, luggage, etc., and sometimes also transports bicycles and cyclists.
- sagacious — having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
- sagapenum — a resin formerly used as a drug
- sage cock — the male sage grouse.
- sagebrush — any of several sagelike, bushy composite plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. tridentata, having silvery, wedge-shaped leaves, with three teeth at the tip, common on the dry plains of the western U.S.
- sagenitic — relating to sagenite
- sagginess — sagging or tending to sag: a saggy roof.
- sagittary — a centaur with a bow, as Chiron.
- sagittate — shaped like an arrowhead.
- sago palm — any of several tropical Old World palms, as of the genera Metroxylon and Caryota, that yield sago.
- sahaptian — a family of North American Indian languages consisting of Sahaptin and Nez Percé
- sail into — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sail plan — a side elevation of a sailing vessel showing all sails and spars and some or all of the standing rigging, as if set directly fore-and-aft so that the true proportions are visible: sometimes combined with the rigging plan of the vessel.
- sail-over — a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- sailboard — a long board, usually of Plexiglas, used for windsurfing, having a mount for a sail, a daggerboard, and a small skeg.
- sailcloth — any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
- sailmaker — a person who makes or repairs sails.
- sailoring — the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- sailplane — a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air.
- sainsbury — David John, Baron. born 1940, British businessman and politician, chief executive of the Sainsbury supermarket chain (1992–98); science minister (1998–2006)
- saint leo — Saint (Bruno) 1002–54, German ecclesiastic: pope 1049–54.
- saintfoin — sainfoin.
- sainthood — the character or status of a saint.
- saintling — a little saint
- saintship — the qualities or status of a saint.
- sakajawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
- sakakawea — Lake, a reservoir in W central North Dakota, on the Missouri River, formed by the Garrison Dam (completed 1956). 178 miles (286 km) long.
- sakishima — a group of islands in the S Ryukyu Islands, off Taiwan and belonging to Japan.
- sakuntala — a Sanskrit drama written in the 6th century or earlier by Kalidasa.
- sakyamuni — one of the names of Buddha.
- salacious — lustful or lecherous.
- salad bar — an assortment of salad ingredients, condiments, and dressings displayed on a serving table or counter, as at a restaurant, so that one can choose and combine ingredients freely.
- salad oil — an oil used in salad dressing, especially olive oil or a vegetable oil, as from sesame, corn, or safflower.
- salamanca — a city in W Spain: university; Wellington's defeat of the French, 1812.
- salambria — a river in N Greece, in Thessaly, flowing E to the Gulf of Salonika. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- salangane — a bird of the genus Collocalia, which make edible nests
- salaryman — (in Japan) a white-collar businessman.
- salcantay — a mountain in the Andes in S central Peru: highest peak in the Cordillera Vilcabamba. 20,574 feet (6271 meters).
- saleratus — sodium bicarbonate used in cookery; baking soda.
- sales rep — sales representative.
- sales tax — a tax on receipts from sales, usually added to the selling price by the seller.
- salesgirl — a woman who sells goods, especially in a store; saleswoman.
- saleslady — a saleswoman.
- salesroom — a room in which goods are sold or displayed.
- saliaunce — an onslaught
- salic law — a code of laws of the Salian Franks and other Germanic tribes, especially a provision in this code excluding females from the inheritance of land.
- salicetum — a plantation of willows