9-letter words containing s, e, l, f, n
- frontlets — Plural form of frontlet.
- frostline — the maximum depth at which soil is frozen.
- fungibles — Plural form of fungible.
- furuncles — Plural form of furuncle.
- halftones — Plural form of halftone.
- in flames — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- in itself — per se
- influents — Plural form of influent.
- infusible — capable of being infused.
- knifeless — without a knife
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- leafiness — The state or condition of being leafy.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- lifelines — Plural form of lifeline.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.
- line fish — fish caught by lines rather than nets
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- news film — a film showing main events in the news
- 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.
- nullifies — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- pantofles — a slipper.
- resentful — full of or marked by resentment.
- sand flea — beach flea.
- self-sown — sown by itself, or without human or animal agency, as of a plant grown from seeds dropped from another plant.
- self-want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- semifinal — of or relating to the round preceding the final one in a tournament from which losers are eliminated.
- sevenfold — comprising seven parts or members.
- snake fly — any neuropterous insect of the family Raphidiidae, of western North America, having an elongated prothorax resembling a neck.
- sniffable — capable of being sniffed
- snipe fly — any of various predatory dipterous flies of the family Leptidae (or Rhagionidae), such as Rhagio scolopacea of Europe, having an elongated body and long legs
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- snowflake — one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.
- soft lens — a nonrigid contact lens made of porous plastic, having a high water content that is replenished from eye surface moisture.
- soft line — a position or policy, as in politics, that is moderate and flexible.
- solemnify — to make solemn: to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.
- solferino — a village in SE Lombardy, in N Italy: battle 1859. 1811.
- spleenful — full of or displaying spleen.
- spongefly — any of several insects of the family Sisyridae, the aquatic larvae of which feed on freshwater sponges.
- stenchful — malodorous; foul-smelling
- sulfonate — an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
- sunflower — any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
- swine flu — a highly contagious form of influenza caused by infection with a filterable virus first isolated from swine.
- underself — the part of a personality that remains hidden
- unfleshly — not fleshly; not carnal or corporeal; spiritual.
- unrestful — giving or conducive to rest.
- unselfish — not selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic.