9-letter words containing r, o, l, e, s
- purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- querulous — full of complaints; complaining.
- reblossom — (of a plant or flower) to blossom again
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
- reclusory — a recluse's dwelling or cell
- reconsole — to console (someone) again
- reconsult — to consult (someone or something) again
- relations — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- religiose — characterized by religiosity.
- religioso — a musical piece meant to be played devotionally
- religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- reposedly — in a settled or reposed fashion
- reposeful — full of or suggesting repose; calm; quiet.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- resoiling — to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resolicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- resoluble — able to be redissolved.
- resolvent — resolving; causing solution; solvent.
- reswallow — to swallow again
- revelrous — of or relating to revelry
- revulsion — a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
- 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.
- run close — to compete closely with; present a serious challenge to
- 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.
- salesroom — a room in which goods are sold or displayed.
- salometer — salinometer.
- salvatore — a male given name.
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
- scalloper — a person or thing that scallops.
- schlocker — something of poor quality; schlock
- schnorkel — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schnorkle — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schoolery — something that is taught
- sclerosal — Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- sclerosed — hardened or indurated, as by sclerosis.
- sclerosis — Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- sclerotal — a bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals
- sclerotic — Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- scoreless — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.