9-Letter Nouns Starting With S

1. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

2. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

1. the act of choosing or selecting

2. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

1. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

2. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts

1. a person who is head of an administrative department of government

2. an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

1. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

2. a condition or position in which you find yourself

1. man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

2. a person who follows or serves another

1. the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

2. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

1. your name written in your own handwriting

2. a distinguishing style

1. an asset of special worth or utility

2. a distinguishing trait

1. a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States

1. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

1. steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion

1. the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

2. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

1. software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.

1. the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast

2. a stable order (especially of society)

1. the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

2. the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

1. an indefinite or unknown location

1. the display of a motion picture

2. fabric of metal or plastic mesh

1. the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

2. the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point

1. a state of acute pain

2. misery resulting from affliction

1. a focus of public attention

2. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

1. a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations

1. the act of changing one thing or position for another

1. the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell

1. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

2. an association of companies for some definite purpose

1. the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

2. the combination of ideas into a complex whole

1. a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

1. the study and classification of human societies

1. a three-dimensional work of plastic art

2. creating figures or designs in three dimensions

1. a compound made artificially by chemical reactions

1. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

2. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

1. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

2. a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness

1. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

2. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

1. a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes

1. a male spokesperson

1. a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

2. a shelter from danger or hardship

1. any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

1. a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research

1. any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

1. the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

2. a surface on which an organism grows or is attached

1. the study of language meaning

2. the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text

1. a political advocate of socialism

1. the act of mating by male animals

1. acceptance of despair

2. a verbal act of admitting defeat

1. sharp piercing cry

2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

1. a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

1. a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself

2. extinct flightless bird related to the dodo

1. the activity of supplying or providing something

1. an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted

1. an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

1. a person who follows next in order

2. a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

1. the removal of covering

1. a second-year undergraduate

1. the act of teaching at school

2. the process of being formally educated at a school

1. the killing of animals (as for food)

2. a sound defeat

1. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

1. a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies

1. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

1. a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen

1. a system that is part of some larger system

1. a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes

2. a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents

1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

2. someone who supports or champions something

1. computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order

1. an impression that something might be the case

2. doubt about someone's honesty

1. the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map

1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

2. a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

1. tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

2. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

1. a boundary line between land and water

1. any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue

1. a datum that can be represented numerically

1. a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together

1. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

2. a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one

1. spaghetti served with a tomato sauce

2. pasta in the form of long strings

1. any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

1. a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

1. diagram of an electrical or mechanical system

1. an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)

1. a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

2. an economic system based on state ownership of capital

1. (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)

1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

2. a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

1. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

1. edible purple or red berries

1. water containing salts

1. a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

1. meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

2. invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

1. a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience

2. a stupid mistake

1. the plot of a book or play or film

1. someone who yields to the will of another person or force

2. someone who submits something (as an application for a job or a manuscript for publication etc.) for the judgment of others

1. a single object (as distinguished from a pair)

2. a set containing a single member

1. a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)

1. a boat propelled by a steam engine

1. process or result of becoming less or smaller

2. the act of becoming less

1. joining or attaching by stitches

1. fastening firmly together

1. mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden

1. something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

2. an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale

1. someone who engages in sports

1. a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory

1. enticing someone astray from right behavior

2. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

1. (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation

1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

2. the act of severing

1. garments designed to be worn in bed

1. the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

2. the property of moving with pain or difficulty

1. a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

1. secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

1. the act of shielding from harm

2. a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay

1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

1. a system of symbols and symbolic representations

2. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning

1. power to dominate or defeat

1. any region lying in or toward the south

1. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

2. the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

1. someone who takes the place of another person

2. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

1. the light of the stars

1. higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

2. the property of being long-lived

1. a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn

1. something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

2. the act of adding a seasoning to food

1. position 16 in a countable series of things

2. one part in sixteen equal parts

1. the decade from 1970 to 1979

2. the time of life between 70 and 80

1. a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

1. a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction

1. a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system

1. an earnest and sincere feeling

2. the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical

1. a crystal of snow

2. white Arctic bunting

1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly

1. (biology) a taxonomic category below a family

1. a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

2. (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce

1. a person who makes or repairs shoes

1. a quick and penetrating intelligence

2. the attribute of urgency in tone of voice

1. tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

2. skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

1. ceramic ware that is fired in high heat and vitrified and nonporous

1. performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute

1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

1. someone who signs and is bound by a document

1. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

2. a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

1. formerly the basic unit of money in Austria

1. a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities

2. someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

1. the process of becoming softer

1. (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer

2. computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence

1. a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)

1. a member of a sect

1. an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

1. emerging to the surface and becoming apparent

1. a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)

1. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

2. a storage pile accumulated for future use

1. process or result of becoming less or smaller

2. the amount by which something shrinks

1. any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers

1. walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

1. an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms

1. an intense or violent exertion

2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

1. a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps

1. a state or condition free from damage or decay

2. the quality of being prudent and sensible

1. very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream

1. a narrow buoyant board for riding surf

1. a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting

2. a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it

1. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

1. the property of being of short spatial extent

2. the condition of being short of something

1. a quality that outshines the usual

2. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

1. a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)

1. a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

1. the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose

1. any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper

1. old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs

1. a wind from the south

1. a punctuation mark (;) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

1. someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)

2. the leading military unit in an attack

1. a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

1. an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

2. formal separation from an alliance or federation

1. inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses

1. flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks

2. large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night

1. (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position

2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

1. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

1. a wrecked ship (or a part of one)

2. an irretrievable loss

1. (poetic) tranquil silence

2. calmness without winds

1. a guest cabin

1. the act of following someone secretly

1. one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament

1. someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)

1. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

1. any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)

2. an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans

1. juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice

2. tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar

1. (during prohibition) an illegal barroom

1. the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

2. the act of secluding yourself from others

1. any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium

1. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

1. a ludicrous folly

2. an impulsive scatterbrained manner

1. state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment

1. an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column

1. exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

2. the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

1. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

2. the act of scattering water about haphazardly

1. a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite

1. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

2. an erroneous mental representation

1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

2. drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

1. someone who is punished for the errors of others

1. (American football) practice play between a football team's squads

2. a noisy riotous fight

1. a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity

2. a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib

1. a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes

2. acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone

1. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

2. the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate

1. a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening

1. something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

2. anything that serves as an enticement

1. the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

1. calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

1. a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty

1. a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread

2. a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)

1. stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand

1. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

1. cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

1. the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

1. a temporary resident

1. a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar

1. a ship powered by one or more steam engines

1. someone skilled at fencing

1. the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other

1. a boy attending school

1. a socially prominent person

1. initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state

2. a very thorough search of a person or a place

1. a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind

1. (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

1. a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

1. someone indifferent to the busy world

2. a physicist who studies astronomy

1. factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry

1. bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream

1. a woman sorcerer

1. elastic straps that hold trousers up

1. yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

2. dried root bark of the sassafras tree

1. a rapid mover; someone who scrambles

2. a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground

1. an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children)

1. a vertical well around which there is a stairway

1. someone who is or has been segregated

1. propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

2. sends a firework display high into the sky

1. protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior

1. a removable fitted cloth covering for upholstered furniture

1. any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare

1. common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring

1. (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure

1. a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio)

1. wood in small pieces or splinters

1. a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air

1. the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

2. the combination of ideas into a complex whole

1. someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

1. a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments

1. a small carved or molded figure

1. the study or the use of symbols and symbolism

1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

2. a sparkling glittering particle

1. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

1. sharp piercing cry

2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time

1. a male elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns

1. country or territory ruled by a sultan

1. a trait of dignified seriousness

2. a solemn and dignified feeling

1. a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop

2. a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections

1. a chamber that is used as a grave

1. thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil

1. a whimsically eccentric person

2. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

1. the work of a sailor

2. travel by water

1. an area where a number of shrubs are planted

2. a collection of shrubs growing together

1. a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil

1. a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus

2. a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence

1. masonry done with stone

1. a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown

2. a drink taken at sundown

1. any plant of the genus Veronica

1. a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant

1. a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism

1. a room in which things are stored

1. an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes

1. speech you make to yourself

2. a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections

1. a fast motorboat

1. a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body

1. the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects

2. the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace

1. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

1. a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate

1. a person lacking intelligence or common sense

1. informal terms for journalists

2. a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read

1. a tourist who is visiting sights of interest

1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

1. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character

1. an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree

2. someone who kills by strangling

1. a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle

1. a child of your spouse by a former marriage

1. a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers

1. a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound

1. a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener

1. storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business

1. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

1. someone who upholds or maintains

1. the property of having a relatively small size

2. the property of being a relatively small amount

1. nobility in thought or feeling or style

1. abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway

2. severe criticism

1. saints collectively

2. the status and dignity of a saint

1. the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

1. a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat

2. a band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweat

1. a maneuver in a game or conversation

2. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

1. (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class

1. deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

1. state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

2. the faculty through which the external world is apprehended