9-letter words containing s, e
- advisable — If you tell someone that it is advisable to do something, you are suggesting that they should do it, because it is sensible or is likely to achieve the result they want.
- advisedly — If you say that you are using a word or expression advisedly, you mean that you have deliberately chosen to use it, even though it may sound unusual, wrong, or offensive, because it draws attention to what you are saying.
- advocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate.
- aedoeagus — aedeagus.
- aegisthus — a cousin to and the murderer of Agamemnon, whose wife Clytemnestra he had seduced. He usurped the kingship of Mycenae until Orestes, Agamemnon's son, returned home and killed him
- aegrotats — Plural form of aegrotat.
- aepyornis — any of the large extinct flightless birds of the genus Aepyornis, remains of which have been found in Madagascar
- aerialist — a trapeze artist or tightrope walker
- aerofoils — Plural form of aerofoil.
- aerograms — Plural form of aerogram.
- aerolites — Plural form of aerolite.
- aeronauts — A traveler in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.
- aeropause — the region of the upper atmosphere above which aircraft cannot fly
- aeropulse — a pulsejet engine
- aeroscope — a device that collects bacteria from the air, used for observing the atmosphere
- aeroshell — a protective shield, containing a parachute, which slows a spacecraft during re-entry to the earth's atmosphere and landing
- aerospace — Aerospace companies are involved in developing and making rockets, missiles, space vehicles, and related equipment.
- aerospike — a type of rocket engine
- aerostats — Plural form of aerostat.
- aerotaxis — the movement of organisms towards or away from oxygen caused by changes in oxygen concentration
- aeschines — ?389–?314 bc, Athenian orator; the main political opponent of Demosthenes
- aeschylus — ?525–?456 bc, Greek dramatist, regarded as the father of Greek tragedy. Seven of his plays are extant, including Seven Against Thebes, The Persians, Prometheus Bound, and the trilogy of the Oresteia
- aesthesia — the normal ability to experience sensation, perception, or sensitivity
- aesthesis — sensation; feeling.
- aesthetes — Plural form of aesthete.
- aesthetic — Aesthetic is used to talk about beauty or art, and people's appreciation of beautiful things.
- aestivate — to pass the summer
- affecters — to give the appearance of; pretend or feign: to affect knowledge of the situation.
- afferents — Plural form of afferent.
- affiances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiance.
- affirmest — (archaic) Archaic second-person singular form of affirm.
- affluents — Plural form of affluent.
- afforests — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest.
- aforesaid — Aforesaid means the same as aforementioned.
- aforesayd — Obsolete spelling of aforesaid.
- aftercast — a casting made from a mold that was itself made from an original casting.
- afterings — the last of the milk drawn from a cow in milking, which contains the richest milk
- aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
- aftersale — (business) After the sale of a product.
- aftershow — a party held after a public performance of a play or film
- agelastic — never laughing; mirthless
- agelessly — in an ageless manner
- agentless — Without an agent.
- aggressed — to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first.
- aggresses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggress.
- aggressor — The aggressor in a fight or battle is the person, group, or country that starts it.
- aggrieves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrieve.
- agileness — the quality of being agile
- agilities — the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility.
- agistment — the act of agisting