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9-letter words containing a, l, s, k

  • slovakian — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
  • smalltalk — (language)   The pioneering object-oriented programming system developed in 1972 by the Software Concepts Group, led by Alan Kay, at Xerox PARC between 1971 and 1983. It includes a language, a programming environment, and an extensive object library. Smalltalk took the concepts of class and message from Simula-67 and made them all-pervasive. Innovations included the bitmap display, windowing system, and use of a mouse. The syntax is very simple. The fundamental construction is to send a message to an object: object message or with extra parameters object message: param1 secondArg: param2 .. nthArg: paramN where "secondArg:" etc. are considered to be part of the message name. Five pseudo-variables are defined: "self", "super", "nil", "true", "false". "self" is the receiver of the current message. "super" is used to delegate processing of a message to the superclass of the receiver. "nil" is a reference to "nothing" (an instance of UndefinedObject). All variables initially contain a reference to nil. "true" and "false" are Booleans. In Smalltalk, any message can be sent to any object. The recipient object itself decides (based on the message name, also called the "message selector") how to respond to the message. Because of that, the multiple inheritance system included in the early versions of Smalltalk-80 appeared to be unused in practice. All modern implementations have single inheritance, so each class can have at most one superclass. Early implementations were interpreted but all modern ones use dynamic translation (JIT). Early versions were Smalltalk-72, Smalltalk-74, Smalltalk-76 (inheritance taken from Simula, and concurrency), and Smalltalk-78, Smalltalk-80. Other versions include Little Smalltalk, Smalltalk/V, Kamin's interpreters. Current versions are VisualWorks, Squeak, VisualAge, Dolphin Smalltalk, Object Studio, GNU Smalltalk. See also: International Smalltalk Association.
  • snake fly — any neuropterous insect of the family Raphidiidae, of western North America, having an elongated prothorax resembling a neck.
  • snake oil — any of various liquid concoctions of questionable medical value sold as an all-purpose curative, especially by traveling hucksters.
  • snakelike — any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
  • snap link — a link with a latchlike opening through which another link or catch can be fitted.
  • snowflake — one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.
  • soakingly — so as to saturate or soak
  • soda lake — a salt lake that has a high content of sodium salts, esp chlorides and sulphates
  • soil bank — a plan providing cash payments to farmers who cut production of certain surplus crops in favor of soil-enriching ones.
  • solonchak — a type of intrazonal soil of arid regions with a greyish surface crust: contains large quantities of soluble salts
  • sootflake — a smudge or speck of soot
  • soul cake — a round, sweet bun or small, oval cake, traditionally made to celebrate All Souls' Day.
  • souvlakia — a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.
  • spacewalk — a task or mission performed by an astronaut outside a spacecraft in space.
  • spadelike — resembling a spade
  • sparkless — having no spark
  • sparkling — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
  • sparkplug — to lead, inspire, or animate something or someone.
  • speakable — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
  • spearlike — resembling a spear
  • special k — an animal anaesthetic, ketamine hydrochloride, sold illegally as a hallucinogenic drug
  • speedwalk — an endless conveyor belt, moving walk, or the like used to transport standing persons from place to place.
  • sprekelia — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, from Mexico and Guatemala, related to hippeastrum and grown for its striking crimson or white pendent flowers, in the form of a cross: family Amaryllidaceae
  • sri lanka — an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Capital: Colombo.
  • stackable — capable of being stacked, especially easily: stackable chairs.
  • stackless — without or not using a stack
  • stagelike — resembling a theatrical stage
  • stairlike — resembling stairs
  • stalkless — having no stalk.
  • stalklike — the stem or main axis of a plant.
  • stickable — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stickball — a form of baseball played in the streets, on playgrounds, etc., in which a rubber ball and a broomstick or the like are used in place of a baseball and bat.
  • stinkball — stinkpot (def 1).
  • strikable — being cause for a strike, as by union members: strikable labor issues.
  • strokable — appearing pleasant to stroke
  • supertalk — Silicon Beach Software. A superset of HyperTalk used in SuperCard.
  • swan lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
  • tail skid — a runner under the tail of an airplane.
  • tailstock — a movable or sliding support for the dead center of a lathe or grinder.
  • take silk — to become a Queen's (or King's) Counsel
  • talk shop — a retail store, especially a small one.
  • talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
  • talkiness — the quality or condition of being talky; wordiness
  • thankless — not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job.
  • trackless — without a track, as a snow-covered meadow.
  • ulyanovsk — a city in the W Russian Federation, on the Volga River: birthplace of Lenin.
  • unshackle — to free from shackles; unfetter.
  • unstalked — without a stalk or stalks.
  • volksraad — the legislative assembly of the Boer republics in South Africa during the latter half of the 19th century
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