9-letter words containing i, l, n, e, s
- strapline — a subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or in any advertisement
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- sublinear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- subniveal — beneath the snow
- sulkiness — marked by or given to sulking; sullen.
- surcingle — a belt or girth that passes around the belly of a horse and over the blanket, pack, saddle, etc., and is buckled on the horse's back.
- surliness — churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter. Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby.
- sweelinck — Jan Pieters [yahn pee-tuh rs] /yɑn ˈpi tərs/ (Show IPA), or Jan Pieterszoon [yahn pee-tuh r-sohn] /yɑn ˈpi tərˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA), 1562–1621, Dutch organist and composer.
- swine flu — a highly contagious form of influenza caused by infection with a filterable virus first isolated from swine.
- swing leg — a leg at the end of a hinged rail, swinging out to support a drop leaf.
- sylvanite — a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te 2 , silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold.
- sylvinite — an ore containing sylvine
- synedrial — relating to a synedrion
- syringeal — of, relating to, or connected with the syrinx.
- taintless — free from or without taint; pure; innocent.
- talkiness — the quality or condition of being talky; wordiness
- tanalised — having been treated with the trademarked timber preservative Tanalith
- tantalise — to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
- teasingly — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- tensility — of or relating to tension: tensile strain.
- tensional — the act of stretching or straining.
- testingly — the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tramlines — streetcar track
- turnstile — a structure of four horizontally revolving arms pivoted atop a post and set in a gateway or opening in a fence to allow the controlled passage of people.
- uncleship — the position or status of an uncle; the condition of being an uncle
- undersoil — subsoil.
- unhostile — not hostile
- uniserial — in or relating to a single series
- unisexual — of or relating to one sex only.
- univalves — having one valve.
- universal — of, relating to, or characteristic of all or the whole: universal experience.
- unlicense — (legal) A template for dedicating software to the public domain. It combines a copyright waiver like that of the SQLite project with the no-warranty statement from the MIT/X11 license.
- unpalsied — not affected by paralysis
- unrealism — abstractionism or a representation lacking a direct relation to a tangible or concrete object
- unsalient — projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle.
- unselfish — not selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic.
- unsickled — not cut with a sickle
- unskilled — of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
- 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.
- unsterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- unstifled — to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
- unstilled — not quieted or stilled; not calmed or appeased
- unsullied — not soiled, untarnished: an unsullied public persona.
- unvisible — that can be seen; perceptible to the eye: mountains visible in the distance.
- valencies — valence.
- vandalise — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- veblenism — the economic or social theories originated by Thorstein Veblen.
- venizelos — Eleutherios [e-lef-the-ryaws] /ˌɛ lɛfˈθɛ ryɔs/ (Show IPA), 1864–1936, prime minister of Greece 1910–15, 1917–20, 1928–33.
- vitalness — the quality of being vital
- vulcanise — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.