9-letter words containing o, s, l, f, i
- oily fish — any variety of fish, such as the sardine, mackerel, salmon or trout; that has oils throughout its body rather than stored solely in the liver
- olfactics — The study of smells and how they are perceived.
- outfields — Plural form of outfield.
- pilotfish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- postfixal — of or relating to a postfix, having postfixes
- profilist — a person who creates a profile
- schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
- sinfjotli — the son of Signy by her brother Sigmund.
- sling off — to laugh or jeer (at)
- slip flow — gas flow occurring at hypersonic speeds in which molecular shearing occurs
- slip form — a form into which concrete is poured that can be slowly moved and reused in construction, as of a pavement or a building.
- slow fire — a rate of firing small arms that allows time to aim before each shot.
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- soft hail — snow pellets.
- soft line — a position or policy, as in politics, that is moderate and flexible.
- soft-bill — any of numerous birds, as thrushes or tanagers, having relatively weak bills suited for eating insects, soft-bodied animals, and fruit rather than hard seeds.
- soft-boil — to boil (an egg) just long enough for the yolk and white to partially solidify, usually three or four minutes.
- solemnify — to make solemn: to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.
- solfeggio — a vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used.
- solferino — a village in SE Lombardy, in N Italy: battle 1859. 1811.
- solid for — unanimously in favour of
- solifugid — sun spider.
- spiel off — to recite by or as if by rote
- split off — separate from group
- split-off — the act of separating or splitting away from something else.
- spoil for — If you are spoiling for a fight, you are very eager for it to happen.
- spoilfive — a game played by two to ten persons having five cards each.
- styliform — having the shape of an ancient style; stylar.
- subfossil — something partly fossilized
- sulfation — Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
- sulfonium — the positively charged group H 3 S + , its salts, or their substitute products.
- sulfoxide — a brown liquid, C 1 8 H 2 8 O 3 S, insoluble in water, used as an insecticide synergist.
- trifocals — glasses with trifocal lenses
- ufologist — the study of unidentified flying objects.
- unfoolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- wolfishly — resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.