9-letter words containing i, t, s, a, l
- slatelike — resembling slate
- slavicist — a specialist in the study of the Slavic languages or literatures.
- slip seat — an upholstered seat having its own frame that fits loosely into the frame of a chair.
- slow gait — (of a horse) a slow rack.
- socialist — an advocate or supporter of socialism.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- sociality — social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities.
- soft hail — snow pellets.
- solitaire — Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- solvation — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- spatially — of or relating to space.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spiralist — a person or thing that ascends in a spiral structure
- spirality — the spiral nature of a curve
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- split pea — a dried green pea, split and used especially for soup.
- splittail — a minnow, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, of the Sacramento River, having the upper lobe of the tail much longer than the lower lobe: habitat changes have greatly reduced its numbers.
- spoliator — a plunderer
- sprigtail — the pintail, Anas acuta.
- spritsail — a sail extended by a sprit.
- squattily — in a somewhat squat manner or shape
- st. clair — Arthur, 1736–1818, American Revolutionary War general, born in Scotland: 1st governor of the Northwest Territory, 1787–1802.
- st. elias — a mountain on the boundary between Alaska and Canada, a peak of the St. Elias Mountains. 18,008 feet (5490 meters).
- st. lucia — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- stabilate — a collection of living organisms, gathered on one occasion and preserved for a particular use
- stabilise — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- stability — the state or quality of being stable.
- stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- stag line — the men at a social gathering who are not accompanied by a date or dancing partner.
- stagelike — resembling a theatrical stage
- stainless — having no stain; spotless.
- stairless — without or not consisting of stairs
- stairlift — A stairlift is a device that is fitted to a staircase in a house in order to allow an elderly or sick person to go upstairs.
- stairlike — resembling stairs
- stairwell — the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.
- stalactic — consisting of, containing or relating to stalactites
- stalinism — the principles of communism associated with Joseph Stalin, characterized especially by the extreme suppression of dissident political or ideological views, the concentration of power in one person, and an aggressive international policy.
- stalinist — of or relating to Joseph Stalin or Stalinism.
- stalklike — the stem or main axis of a plant.
- stand oil — a thick oil made by heating linseed oil to temperatures of 600°F and higher, used chiefly as a medium in paints.
- stanislav — former name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
- stapedial — the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- star lily — a lily, Lilium concolor, of China, having erect, somewhat fragrant, bright-red flowers.
- staringly — in a staring way
- starlight — the light emanating from the stars.
- startling — creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- startlish — (of a horse) easily startled