9 letter word starting with su

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suability noun Liability to be sued; the state of being subjected by law to civil process.
suavified imp. & past participle of Suavify
subaction noun The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies combletely.
subaerial adjective Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.), taking place on the earth’s surface, as opposed to subaqueous.
subagency noun A subordinate agency.
subashdar noun A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army.
subalpine adjective Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below the snow line.
subaltern adjective Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer., Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition., A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain., A subaltern proposition.
subapical adjective Being under the apex; of or pertaining to the part just below the apex.
subarctic adjective Approximately arctic; belonging to a region just without the arctic circle.
subastral adjective Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial.
subbeadle noun An under beadle.
subcaudal adjective Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the tail; as, the subcaudal, or chevron, bones.
subcostal adjective Situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal muscles., A subcostal muscle., One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal. See Nervure.
subdeacon noun One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor order in the Greek Church.
subdented adjective Indented beneath.
subdivide verb t. To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided., To be, or to become, subdivided.
subdivine adjective Partaking of divinity; divine in a partial or lower degree.
subdolous adjective Sly; crafty; cunning; artful.
subduable adjective Able to be subdued.
subdulcid adjective Somewhat sweet; sweetish.
subeditor noun An assistant editor, as of a periodical or journal.
subereous adjective Of or pertaining to cork; of the nature of cork; suberose.
subfamily noun One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided.
subgenera plural of Subgenus
subinduce verb t. To insinuate; to offer indirectly.
subjacent adjective Lying under or below., Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath; as, hills and subjacent valleys.
subjected imp. & past participle of Subject, Subjacent., Reduced to subjection; brought under the dominion of another., Exposed; liable; subject; obnoxious.
subjoined imp. & past participle of Subjoin
subjugate verb t. To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish.
sublation noun The act of taking or carrying away; removal.
sublative adjective Having power, or tending, to take away.
sublessee noun A holder of a sublease.
sublimate verb t. To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor., To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate., A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained., Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.
subliming present participle & vb. noun of Sublime
sublimely adverb In a sublime manner.
sublimity noun The quality or state of being sublime (in any sense of the adjective)., That which is sublime; as, the sublimities of nature.
sublingua noun A process or fold below the tongue in some animals.
sublition noun The act or process of laying the ground in a painting.
sublumbar adjective Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of the vertebral column.
sublunary adjective Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly., Any worldly thing.
submarine adjective Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants., A submarine plant or animal.
submedial adjective Lying under the middle.
submedian adjective Next to the median (on either side); as, the submedian teeth of mollusks.
submental adjective Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery.
submentum noun The basal part of the labium of insects. It bears the mentum.
submerged imp. & past participle of Submerge
submersed adjective Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic plants.
submissly adverb In a submissive manner; with a submission.
submitted imp. & past participle of Submit
submitter noun One who submits.
submonish verb t. To suggest; to prompt.
submucous adjective Situated under a mucous membrane.
subnormal noun That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.
subobtuse adjective Partially obtuse.
suboctave adjective Alt. of Suboctuple
subocular adjective Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the eye.
suborning present participle & vb. noun of Suborn
subovated adjective Subovate.
subpoenal adjective Required or done under penalty.
subreader noun An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of law the reader is to discourse upon.
subrector noun An assistant restor.
subrogate verb t. To put in the place of another; to substitute.
subrotund adjective Somewhat rotund.
subsacral adjective Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the sacrum.
subsaline adjective Moderately saline or salt.
subscribe verb t. To write underneath, as one’s name; to sign (one’s name) to a document., To sign with one’s own hand; to give consent to, as something written, or to bind one’s self to the terms of, by writing one’s name beneath; as, parties subscribe a covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond., To attest by writing one’s name beneath; as, officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records., To promise to give, by writing one’s name with the amount; as, each man subscribed ten dollars., To sign away; to yield; to surrender., To declare over one’s signature; to publish., To sign one’s name to a letter or other document., To give consent to something written, by signing one’s name; hence, to assent; to agree., To become surely; — with for., To yield; to admit one’s self to be inferior or in the wrong., To set one’s name to a paper in token of promise to give a certain sum., To enter one’s name for a newspaper, a book, etc.
subscript adjective Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under Iota.) Specifically (Math.), said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the symbols Xa, An, Y2. See Suffix, n., 2, and Subindex., Anything written below.
subsecute verb t. To follow closely, or so as to overtake; to pursue.
subsellia plural of Subsellium
subserous adjective Situated under a serous membrane.
subserved imp. & past participle of Subserve
subsiding present participle & vb. noun of Subside
subsidize verb t. To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line.
subsidies plural of Subsidy
subsigned imp. & past participle of Subsign
subsisted imp. & past participle of Subsist
subsolary adjective Being under the sun; hence, terrestrial; earthly; mundane.
substance noun That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence., The most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport., Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance., Material possessions; estate; property; resources., Same as Hypostasis, 2., To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich.
substract verb t. To subtract; to withdraw.
substrate noun A substratum., Having very slight furrows., To strew or lay under anything.
substrata plural of Substratum
substruct verb t. To build beneath something; to lay as the foundation.
substylar adjective Pertaining to the substyle.
subsultus noun A starting, twitching, or convulsive motion.
subtenant noun One who rents a tenement, or land, etc., of one who is also a tenant; an undertenant.
subtended imp. & past participle of Subtend
subterete adjective Somewhat terete.
subtilism noun The quality or state of being subtile; subtility; subtlety.
subtility noun Subtilty.
subtilize verb t. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse., To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments., To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions.
subtorrid adjective Nearly torrid.
subtriple adjective Containing a third, or one part to three.
subtruded imp. & past participle of Subtrude
subulated adjective Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear.
subungual adjective Under the nail or hoof.
suburbial adjective Alt. of Suburbian
suburbian adjective Suburban.
subvening present participle & vb. noun of Subvene
subverted imp. & past participle of Subvert
subverant adjective Reserved.
subverter noun One who, or that which, subverts; an overthrower.
subworker noun A subordinate worker or helper.
succedane noun A succedaneum.
succeeded imp. & past participle of Succeed
succeeder noun A successor.
succentor noun A subchanter.
successor noun One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; — correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a deceased king.
succinate noun A salt of succinic acid.
succinite noun Amber., A garnet of an amber color.
succinous adjective Succinic.
succision noun The act of cutting down, as of trees; the act of cutting off.
succoring present participle & vb. noun of Succor
succotash noun Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians.
succubine adjective Of or pertaining to succuba.
succubous adjective Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one is covered by the base of the next higher leaf, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Plagiochila.
succulent adjective Full of juice; juicy.
succulous adjective Succulent; juicy.
succumbed imp. & past participle of Succumb
succursal verb t. Serving to aid or help; serving as a chapel of ease; tributary.
suckatash noun See Succotash.
suckering present participle & vb. noun of Sucker
suctorial adjective Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming birds are suctorial birds., Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial fishes.
suctorian noun A cartilaginous fish with a mouth adapted for suction, as the lampery., One of the Suctoria.
sudatoria plural of Sudatorium
sudorific adjective Causing sweat; as, sudorific herbs., A sudorific medicine. Cf. Diaphoretic.
suffering present participle & vb. noun of Suffer, The bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs., Being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc.
sufficing present participle & vb. noun of Suffice, Affording enough; satisfying.
suffisant adjective Sufficient.
suffixing present participle & vb. noun of Suffix
suffixion noun The act of suffixing, or the state of being suffixed.
suffocate adjective Suffocated; choked., To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother., To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire., To become choked, stifled, or smothered.
suffragan adjective Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop., An assistant., A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop.
suffrance noun Sufferance.
suffumige noun A medical fume.
suffusing present participle & vb. noun of Suffuse
suffusion noun The act or process of suffusing, or state of being suffused; an overspreading., That with which a thing is suffused., A blending of one color into another; the spreading of one color over another, as on the feathers of birds.
sugarless adjective Without sugar; free from sugar.
sugarplum noun A kind of candy or sweetneat made up in small balls or disks.
sugescent adjective Of or pertaining to sucking.
suggested imp. & past participle of Suggest
suggester noun One who suggests.
suicidism noun The quality or state of being suicidal, or self-murdering.
suigothus noun pl. The Scandinavian Goths. See the Note under Goths.
sulcation noun A channel or furrow.
sulciform adjective Having the form of a sulcus; as, sulciform markings.
sulkiness noun The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness; as, sulkiness of disposition.
sullevate verb t. To rouse; to excite.
sulphacid noun An acid in which, to a greater or less extent, sulphur plays a part analogous to that of oxygen in an oxyacid; thus, thiosulphuric and sulpharsenic acids are sulphacids; — called also sulphoacid. See the Note under Acid, n., 2.
sulphamic adjective Of or pertaining to a sulphamide; derived from, or related to, a sulphamide; specifically, designating an amido acid derivative, NH2.SO2.OH, of sulphuric acid (analogous to sulphonic acid) which is not known in the free state, but is known in its salts.
sulphatic adjective Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, a sulphate or sulphates.
sulphato- A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting a sulphate as an ingredient in certain double salts; as, sulphato-carbonate.
sulphinic adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of a series of acids regarded as acid ethereal salts of hyposulphurous acid; as, methyl sulphinic acid, CH3.SO.OH, a thick unstable liquid.
sulphonal noun A substance employed as a hypnotic, produced by the union of mercaptan and acetone.
sulphonic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, a sulphone; — used specifically to designate any one of a series of acids (regarded as acid ethereal salts of sulphurous acid) obtained by the oxidation of the mercaptans, or by treating sulphuric acid with certain aromatic bases (as benzene); as, phenyl sulphonic acid, C6H5.SO2.OH, a stable colorless crystalline substance.
sulphuret noun A sulphide; as, a sulphuret of potassium.
sulphuric adjective Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell., Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the sulphurous compounds; as, sulphuric acid.
sulphuryl noun The hypothetical radical SO2; — called also sulphon.
sulpician noun One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry. The order was introduced soon afterwards into Canada, and in 1791 into the United States.
sultanate noun The rule or dominion of a sultan; sultanship.
sultaness noun A sultana.
summarily adverb In a summary manner.
summarist noun One who summarized.
summarize verb t. To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly.
summaries plural of Summary
summation verb t. The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate.
summering present participle & vb. noun of Summer
summerset noun See Somersault, Somerset.
summoning present participle & vb. noun of Summon
summonses plural of Summons
sumptuary adjective Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.
sumptuous adjective Involving large outlay or expense; costly; expensive; hence, luxurious; splendid; magnificient; as, a sumptuous house or table; sumptuous apparel.
sunbonnet noun A bonnet, generally made of some thin or light fabric, projecting beyond the face, and commonly having a cape, — worn by women as a protection against the sun.
sunburned imp. & past participle of Sunburn
sundering present participle & vb. noun of Sunder
sun-dried adjective Dried by the heat of the sun.
sundrymen plural of Sundryman
sundryman noun One who deals in sundries, or a variety of articles.
sunflower noun Any plant of the genus Helianthus; — so called probably from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
sunniness noun The quality or state of being sunny.
sunrising noun The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise., Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.
sunsquall noun Any large jellyfish.
sunstroke noun Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil.
superable adjective Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.
superfete verb i. To superfetate., To conceive (another fetus) after a former conception.
superfice noun A superficies.
superfine adjective Very fine, or most fine; being of surpassing fineness; of extra nice or fine quality; as, superfine cloth., Excessively fine; too nice; over particular; as, superfine distinctions; superfine tastes.
superflux noun Superabundance; superfluity; an overflowing.
superfuse adjective To pour (something) over or on something else.
superheat verb t. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven., To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas., The increase of temperature communicated to steam by superheating it.
superhive noun A removable upper part of a hive. The word is sometimes contracted to super.
superplus noun Surplus.
superpose verb t. To lay upon, as one kind of rock on another., To lay (a figure) upon another in such a manner that all the parts of the one coincide with the parts of the other; as, to superpose one plane figure on another.
supersalt noun An acid salt. See Acid salt (a), under Salt, n.
supersede verb t. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace., To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer., To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay., To omit; to forbear.
supervene verb i. To come as something additional or extraneous; to occur with reference or relation to something else; to happen upon or after something else; to be added; to take place; to happen.
supervise verb t. To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book., To look over so as to read; to peruse., Supervision; inspection.
supervive verb t. To survive; to outlive.
supinator noun A muscle which produces the motion of supination.
suppliant adjective Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating., Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication., One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively.
supplicat noun A petition; esp., a written one, with a certificate that the conditions have been complied with.
supplying present participle & vb. noun of Supply
supplyant adjective Supplying or aiding; auxiliary; suppletory.
supported imp. & past participle of Support
supporter noun One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life., Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate., A knee placed under the cathead., A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures., A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.
supposing present participle & vb. noun of Suppose
supposeer noun One who supposes.
supposure noun Supposition; hypothesis; conjecture.
suppurant noun A suppurative.
suppurate verb i. To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates., To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore.
supputate verb t. To suppute.
supremacy noun The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of power; highest or supreme authority or power; as, the supremacy of a king or a parliament.
supremely adverb In a supreme manner.
supremity noun Supremacy.
suradanni noun A valuable kind of wood obtained on the shores of the Demerara River in South America, much used for timbers, rails, naves and fellies of wheels, and the like.
surbating present participle & vb. noun of Surbate
surbedded imp. & past participle of Surbed
surcharge verb t. To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon., To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone., To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given., An overcharge; an excessive load or burden; a load greater than can well be borne., The putting, by a commoner, of more beasts on the common than he has a right to., The showing an omission, as in an account, for which credit ought to have been given.
surcingle noun A belt, band, or girth which passes over a saddle, or over anything laid on a horse’s back, to bind it fast., The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened round the waist.
surcloyed imp. & past participle of Surcloy
surculate verb t. To purne; to trim.
surculose adjective Producing suckers, or shoots resembling suckers.
surfacing present participle & vb. noun of Surface
surfeited imp. & past participle of Surfeit
surfeiter noun One who surfeits.
surgeless adjective Free from surges; smooth; calm.
surgeoncy noun The office or employment of a surgeon, as in the naval or military service.
surgeonry noun Surgery.
surliness noun The quality or state of being surly.
surmising present participle & vb. noun of Surmise, a. & n. from Surmise, v.
surmullet adjective Any one of various species of mullets of the family Millidae, esp. the European species (Millus surmulletus), which is highly prized as a food fish. See Mullet.
surnaming present participle & vb. noun of Surname
surpassed imp. & past participle of Surpass
surpliced adjective Wearing a surplice.
surprisal noun The act of surprising, or state of being surprised; surprise.
surprised imp. & past participle of Surprise
surpriser noun One who surprises.
surquedry noun Alt. of Surquidry
surquidry noun Overweening pride; arrogance; presumption; insolence.
surrejoin verb i. To reply, as a plaintiff to a defendant’s rejoinder.
surrender verb t. To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one’s person to an enemy or to an officer; to surrender a fort or a ship., To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage., To yield to any influence, emotion, passion, or power; — used reflexively; as, to surrender one’s self to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep., To yield; to render or deliver up; to give up; as, a principal surrendered by his bail, a fugitive from justice by a foreign state, or a particular estate by the tenant thereof to him in remainder or reversion., To give up one’s self into the power of another; to yield; as, the enemy, seeing no way of escape, surrendered at the first summons., The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one’s person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right., The yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in remainder or reversion., The giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail., The delivery up of fugitives from justice by one government to another, as by a foreign state. See Extradition.
surrendry noun Surrender.
surrogate noun A deputy; a delegate; a substitute., The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses., In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates., To put in the place of another; to substitute.
sursanure noun A wound healed or healing outwardly only.
surseance noun Peace; quiet.
survening present participle & vb. noun of Survene
surveying present participle & vb. noun of Survey, That branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of determining the area of any portion of the earth’s surface, the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour of the surface, etc., with an accurate delineation of the whole on paper; the act or occupation of making surveys.
surviving present participle & vb. noun of Survive, Remaining alive; yet living or existing; as, surviving friends; surviving customs.
susceptor noun One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian.
suscitate verb t. To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.
suspected imp. & past participle of Suspect, Distrusted; doubted.
suspecter noun One who suspects.
suspended imp. & past participle of Suspend
suspender noun One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the trousers.
suspensor noun A suspensory., The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo.
suspicion noun The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of the existence of something (esp. something wrong or hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence., Slight degree; suggestion; hint., To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt.
sustained imp. & past participle of Sustain, Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music.
sustainer noun One who, or that which, sustains.
sustaltic adjective Mournful; — said of a species of music among the ancient Greeks.
susurrant adjective Whispering.
susurrous adjective Whispering; rustling; full of whispering sounds.
sutteeism noun The practice of self-immolation of widows in Hindostan.
suturally adverb In a sutural manner.
suturated adjective Sewed or knit together; united by a suture; stitched.