10-letter words containing l, o, s, e, i
- silver fox — a red fox in the color phase in which the fur is black with silver-gray ends on the longer hairs.
- silverhorn — any of various usually darkish caddis flies of the family Leptoceridae, characterized by very long pale antennae. The larvae are a favourite food of trout
- silvertone — made to resemble silver in color, sheen, etc.
- silverwork — fine or decorative work executed in silver.
- simferopol — a city in S Ukraine, on the S Crimean Peninsula.
- simple vow — a public vow taken by a religious, under which property may be retained and marriage, though held to be illicit, is valid under canon law.
- sine prole — without offspring or progeny: to die sine prole.
- single out — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
- singlehood — the status of being unmarried.
- sitosterol — any of five steroid alcohols having the formula C 2 2 H 5 0 O, especially the beta form, obtained from various plant sources: used in organic synthesis.
- skeletonic — resembling a skeleton
- slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
- slide knot — a knot formed by making two half hitches on the standing part of the rope, the second hitch being next to the loop, which can be tightened.
- slide over — to cross by or as if by sliding
- slide show — a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.
- slime mold — any of various funguslike organisms belonging to the phylum Myxomycota, of the kingdom Protista (or the plant class Myxomycetes), characterized by a noncellular, multinucleate, creeping somatic phase and a propagative phase in which fruiting bodies are produced bearing spores that are covered by cell walls.
- slingstone — a stone fired from a sling
- slip noose — a noose made with a slipknot
- slobbering — to let saliva or liquid run from the mouth; slaver; drivel.
- slovenlike — slovenly
- sluice-box — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- smoldering — to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
- snail bore — drill1 (def 5).
- snorkeling — Also called, British, snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for general ventilation and to discharge exhaust gases and foul air.
- snow devil — a whirling column of snow
- snowmobile — Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
- socdoliger — a conclusive argument, a hard blow
- social bee — any of several bees, as the honeybees or bumblebees, that live together in communities.
- socialised — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socializer — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socialness — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- societally — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- sock-liner — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
- soil creep — creep of soil on even slopes; often accelerated by spring freeze-and-thaw or general periglacial conditions. Compare creep (def 22a).
- soil-based — having soil as the main constituent
- solderings — any parts which have been soldered together
- soldier on — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- soldiering — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- solemnised — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- solemnizer — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- solenoidal — of or relating to a solenoid.
- solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- solid fuel — Solid fuel is fuel such as coal or wood, that is solid rather than liquid or gas.
- solidarize — to unite or come together; become solidified.
- solidified — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- solidifies — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- solonetzic — characteristic of solonetz
- solubilize — to make soluble, or to increase solubility.
- somerville — Mary Fairfax Greig [greg] /grɛg/ (Show IPA), 1780–1872, Scottish mathematician and astronomer.