9-letter words containing l, i, s, c
- seclusion — an act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students.
- seclusive — tending to seclude, especially oneself.
- sectarial — distinguishing or differentiating a sect
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- seducible — to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- selachian — belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.
- selecting — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- selective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- selenitic — of or relating to selenite
- semicolon — the punctuation mark (;) used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence.
- semivocal — of or relating to a semivowel
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- sexaholic — a person who is addicted to sex
- sexologic — pertaining to the study of human sexuality
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- shashlick — a dish consisting of kabobs broiled or roasted on a skewer.
- shelf ice — ice forming part of or broken from an ice shelf.
- sibilance — hissing.
- siciliana — a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- siciliano — a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- sick call — a daily formation for those requiring medical attention.
- sick list — a list of persons who are sick.
- sick-lied — not strong; unhealthy; ailing.
- sickishly — in a sickish manner
- sickleman — a person reaping with a sickle
- sicklemia — the usually asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia.
- sicklemic — relating to sicklemia
- side curl — earlock.
- silencing — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- silicates — Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- siliceous — containing, consisting of, or resembling silica.
- silicious — containing, consisting of, or resembling silica.
- silicosis — a disease of the lungs caused by the inhaling of siliceous particles, as by stonecutters.
- silicotic — a person suffering from silicosis
- simulacra — a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- simulcast — a program broadcast simultaneously on radio and television, or on more than one station, or in several languages, etc.
- sincelejo — a city in Sucre department, NW Colombia.
- sincerely — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- skinflick — film containing much nudity and sex
- slapstick — broad comedy characterized by boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, mugging, and obvious farcical situations and jokes.
- slavicism — Slavism.
- slavicist — a specialist in the study of the Slavic languages or literatures.
- slice bar — a long-handled instrument with a blade at the end, for clearing away or breaking up clinkers, coal, etc., in a furnace.
- slickener — a tool used for slickening
- slickrock — rock or a rock formation that is smooth and slippery.