9-letter words containing l, i, s, c
- slickster — a crafty and opportunistic or deceitful person; hustler; swindler.
- slingback — Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.
- slipcased — having a slipcase
- slipcover — a cover of cloth or other material for a piece of furniture, as an upholstered chair or sofa, made so as to be easily removable.
- slipstick — slide rule.
- slo pitch — slow pitch
- slo-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- sluiceway — a channel controlled by a sluice gate.
- snail cam — a cam with spiral cross section used for progressive lifting of a lever as the cam revolves
- socialise — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socialism — a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- 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.
- socialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- sociolect — a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect.
- sociology — the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc.
- solacious — providing solace
- solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- solicitor — a person who solicits.
- sollicker — force; momentum.
- soloistic — relating to soloists or solo parts
- solomonic — of or relating to King Solomon.
- sonically — in a sonic manner
- soothlich — truly
- spacially — spatial.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- special k — an animal anaesthetic, ketamine hydrochloride, sold illegally as a hallucinogenic drug
- specially — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- spiceless — having no spice
- spicilege — an anthology or gleaning
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spit curl — a tight curl of hair, usually pressed against the forehead or cheek.
- splenetic — of the spleen; splenic.
- st. clair — Arthur, 1736–1818, American Revolutionary War general, born in Scotland: 1st governor of the Northwest Territory, 1787–1802.
- st. lucia — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- stalactic — consisting of, containing or relating to stalactites
- stepchild — a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- 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.
- sticklike — resembling a stick
- stickling — the act or practice of making insistent demands
- stocklist — a list or inventory of all the items in stock
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- stoically — impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer.
- stylistic — of or relating to style.
- subapical — located below the apex.