9-letter words containing s, a, l, t
- slavicist — a specialist in the study of the Slavic languages or literatures.
- slavocrat — (in the US before the Civil War) a slaveholder, or an advocate of slavery
- sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
- slew rate — the rate at which an electronic amplifier can respond to an abrupt change of input level
- slip seat — an upholstered seat having its own frame that fits loosely into the frame of a chair.
- slow gait — (of a horse) a slow rack.
- smalltalk — (language) The pioneering object-oriented programming system developed in 1972 by the Software Concepts Group, led by Alan Kay, at Xerox PARC between 1971 and 1983. It includes a language, a programming environment, and an extensive object library. Smalltalk took the concepts of class and message from Simula-67 and made them all-pervasive. Innovations included the bitmap display, windowing system, and use of a mouse. The syntax is very simple. The fundamental construction is to send a message to an object: object message or with extra parameters object message: param1 secondArg: param2 .. nthArg: paramN where "secondArg:" etc. are considered to be part of the message name. Five pseudo-variables are defined: "self", "super", "nil", "true", "false". "self" is the receiver of the current message. "super" is used to delegate processing of a message to the superclass of the receiver. "nil" is a reference to "nothing" (an instance of UndefinedObject). All variables initially contain a reference to nil. "true" and "false" are Booleans. In Smalltalk, any message can be sent to any object. The recipient object itself decides (based on the message name, also called the "message selector") how to respond to the message. Because of that, the multiple inheritance system included in the early versions of Smalltalk-80 appeared to be unused in practice. All modern implementations have single inheritance, so each class can have at most one superclass. Early implementations were interpreted but all modern ones use dynamic translation (JIT). Early versions were Smalltalk-72, Smalltalk-74, Smalltalk-76 (inheritance taken from Simula, and concurrency), and Smalltalk-78, Smalltalk-80. Other versions include Little Smalltalk, Smalltalk/V, Kamin's interpreters. Current versions are VisualWorks, Squeak, VisualAge, Dolphin Smalltalk, Object Studio, GNU Smalltalk. See also: International Smalltalk Association.
- socialist — an advocate or supporter of socialism.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- sociality — social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities.
- soft clam — soft-shell clam.
- soft coal — bituminous coal.
- soft hail — snow pellets.
- soft loan — A soft loan is a loan with a very low interest rate. Soft loans are usually made to developing countries or to businesses in developing countries.
- soft-land — to cause to land slowly and without jarring impact: to soft-land the module on the planet's surface.
- soleplate — a plate upon which studding is erected.
- solfatara — a fumarole that gives off only sulfurous gases.
- solitaire — Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- solutrean — Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
- solvation — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- sootflake — a smudge or speck of soot
- soul mate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- sour salt — crystals of citric acid used as a flavoring in foods, carbonated beverages, and pharmaceuticals.
- southland — a southern area.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- spatially — of or relating to space.
- spatulate — shaped like a spatula; rounded more or less like a spoon.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spectacle — anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
- speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spiralist — a person or thing that ascends in a spiral structure
- spirality — the spiral nature of a curve
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- splayfoot — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- split pea — a dried green pea, split and used especially for soup.
- splittail — a minnow, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, of the Sacramento River, having the upper lobe of the tail much longer than the lower lobe: habitat changes have greatly reduced its numbers.
- spoliator — a plunderer
- sportable — capable of being sported or used in sport
- sporulate — to produce spores.
- spottable — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sprigtail — the pintail, Anas acuta.
- spritsail — a sail extended by a sprit.
- squattily — in a somewhat squat manner or shape
- st. clair — Arthur, 1736–1818, American Revolutionary War general, born in Scotland: 1st governor of the Northwest Territory, 1787–1802.
- st. elias — a mountain on the boundary between Alaska and Canada, a peak of the St. Elias Mountains. 18,008 feet (5490 meters).
- st. lucia — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- stabilate — a collection of living organisms, gathered on one occasion and preserved for a particular use
- stabilise — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.