9-letter words containing d, e, l, o, s
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scalloped — Scalloped objects are decorated with a series of small curves along the edges.
- schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
- sclerosed — hardened or indurated, as by sclerosis.
- scolecoid — like or resembling a scolex
- scopeloid — a member of a family of deep-sea fish with luminous spots
- scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
- scroddled — made of different-coloured scraps of pottery
- seldshown — seldom shown
- semisolid — having a somewhat firm consistency; more or less solid.
- sevenfold — comprising seven parts or members.
- sheepfold — an enclosure for sheep.
- should've — Should've is the usual spoken form of 'should have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb.
- singledom — the state of being unmarried or not involved in a long-term relationship
- slide box — a box for keeping slides in
- slideshow — a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.
- sloe-eyed — having very dark eyes; dark-eyed.
- smoldered — to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
- snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- snowslide — an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
- so-called — called or designated thus: the so-called Southern bloc.
- soda lake — a salt lake that has a high content of sodium salts, esp chlorides and sulphates
- soda lime — a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.
- soderblom — Nathan, 1866–1931, Swedish theologian: Nobel Peace Prize 1930.
- soldering — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- soldierly — of, like, or befitting a soldier.
- solenodon — either of two insectivores of the genus Solenodon, resembling a large shrew and having small eyes, a long and pointy snout, and a scaly tail, including the coarse-haired, reddish-brown to grayish-black S. paradoxus of Hispaniola and the finer-haired, usually darker S. cubanus of Cuba: S. paradoxus is an endangered species; S. cubanus is rare and possibly endangered.
- solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- solidness — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- soundless — unfathomable; very deep.
- spelldown — a spelling competition that begins with all the contestants standing and that ends when all but one, the winner, have been required to sit down due to a specified number of misspellings.
- splendour — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spot-weld — to weld (two pieces of metal) together in a small area or spot by the application of heat and pressure.
- steroidal — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- stokehold — Also, stokehold [stohk-hohld] /ˈstoʊkˌhoʊld/ (Show IPA). fireroom.
- sulfoxide — a brown liquid, C 1 8 H 2 8 O 3 S, insoluble in water, used as an insecticide synergist.
- superbold — (of writing, ornamentation, styling) very or exceptionally bold or striking
- supercold — extremely cold
- tediously — marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey.
- the lords — the House of Lords in the British Parliament
- the wolds — a range of chalk hills in NE England: consists of the Yorkshire Wolds to the north, separated from the Lincolnshire Wolds by the Humber estuary
- threshold — the sill of a doorway.
- tidepools — tidal pool.
- tool shed — a small building where tools are stored, often in the backyard of a house.
- undersoil — subsoil.
- undersold — to sell more cheaply than.
- unglossed — without gloss
- unsolaced — not comforted
- unspoiled — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.