9-letter words containing s, a, f, e
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
- leafiness — The state or condition of being leafy.
- leafstalk — petiole (def 1).
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- life mask — a cast of the face of a living person.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lifehacks — Plural form of lifehack.
- lifesaver — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.
- liftgates — Plural form of liftgate.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- looseleaf — Consisting of loose leaves (pages), often collected in a binder, rather than being bound like a book or stapled.
- lose face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- magnifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of magnify.
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- mammifers — Plural form of mammifer.
- manifesto — a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- manifests — Plural form of manifest.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- masefield — John, 1878–1967, English poet: poet laureate 1930–67.
- masterful — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- meat safe — a container where meat is stored
- megafirms — Plural form of megafirm.
- megaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one million floating-point operations per second.
- mews flat — a flat or apartment situated in a yard or street lined by buildings originally used as stables but now often converted into dwellings
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- misbefall — (transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
- misfeasor — a person who is guilty of misfeasance.
- nefandous — Unspeakable, appalling.
- nefarious — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- newsflash — flash (def 6).
- nose leaf — a leaflike outgrowth of skin on the nose of various bats, thought to be sensitive to vibrations of the air.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- obfuscate — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- of a size — of one or the same size
- off-sales — sales of alcoholic drink for consumption off the premises by a pub or an off-licence attached to a pub
- offsaddle — (transitive, chiefly, South Africa) To unsaddle; remove the saddle from.
- offseason — a time of year other than the regular or busiest one for a specific activity: Fares are lower in the off-season.
- ossifrage — the lammergeier.
- overfalls — Oceanography. water made rough by a strong current moving over a shoal, by an opposing current, or by winds blowing against the current.
- overstaff — to provide an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- pantofles — a slipper.
- past life — previous incarnation
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- perforans — (of nerves, muscles, or blood vessels) perforating or penetrating other anatomical structures
- perfusate — a fluid pumped or flowing through an organ or tissue.