9-letter words containing r, l, e, s
- ridicules — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- rightless — lacking rights
- rigsdaler — a former silver coin of Denmark, equal to 16 skillings; rix-dollar.
- rijstafel — an assortment of Indonesian side dishes accompanied by rice
- rillettes — an appetizer made usually of pork or goose meat that is diced, seasoned, cooked, and then pounded or ground to the consistency of a spread.
- rinseable — able to be rinsed
- rivalless — without rivals
- rockslide — a fall of rocks down a hillside
- roosevelt — (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- rose cold — rose fever.
- rose-slug — the larva of any of several sawflies, especially Endelomyia aethiops or Cladius isomerus, that skeletonize the foliage of roses.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- roseville — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- rosie lee — tea
- rostellum — Biology. any small, beaklike process.
- rulership — the act or fact of ruling or the state of being ruled: Foreign rulership of the country began in the 18th century.
- run close — to compete closely with; present a serious challenge to
- ruralness — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- rust belt — the heavily industrial area of the northeastern U.S. containing the older industries and factories.
- rustle up — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- sabrelike — resembling a sabre
- sacralise — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacralize — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacrilege — the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
- safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
- sail-over — a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- sailmaker — a person who makes or repairs sails.
- saleratus — sodium bicarbonate used in cookery; baking soda.
- sales rep — sales representative.
- salesgirl — a woman who sells goods, especially in a store; saleswoman.
- salesroom — a room in which goods are sold or displayed.
- salimeter — salinometer.
- salometer — salinometer.
- salt tree — athel tree.
- salt-free — containing or involving no salt
- saltpeter — the form of potassium nitrate, KNO 3 , that occurs naturally, used in the manufacture of fireworks, fluxes, gunpowder, etc.; niter.
- saltpetre — the form of potassium nitrate, KNO 3 , that occurs naturally, used in the manufacture of fireworks, fluxes, gunpowder, etc.; niter.
- saltwater — of or relating to salt water.
- saluretic — of or relating to a substance that promotes renal excretion of sodium and chloride ions.
- salvatore — a male given name.
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- saturable — capable of being saturated.
- scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
- scalloper — a person or thing that scallops.
- scarsdale — a town in SE New York, N of New York City.
- scelerate — a villain, or extremely wicked person; a criminal
- schedular — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- scheduler — scheduling
- schlepper — to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.