9-letter words containing s, e, o, f
- serriform — resembling the notched edge of a saw; serrated.
- set forth — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- sevenfold — comprising seven parts or members.
- shades of — something reminding one of something (or someone) past
- shake off — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- shear off — remove by cutting, slice away
- shed roof — a roof having a single slope.
- sheepfold — an enclosure for sheep.
- shelfroom — the space on a shelf
- shore fly — any of numerous small black flies of the family Ephydridae, found in damp or marshy locations.
- shotfirer — a person employed to detonate an explosive
- shove off — to move along by force from behind; push.
- shovelful — the amount held by a shovel.
- showerful — abundant
- shroffage — the commission charged by a money dealer
- side-foot — In football, if a player side-foots the ball, they kick it with the side of their foot.
- sleep off — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- slow fire — a rate of firing small arms that allows time to aim before each shot.
- 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.
- soft sell — gentle persuasion to buy sth
- soft-core — of, relating to, or containing sexually arousing depictions that are not fully explicit: soft-core pornography. Compare hard-core (def 2).
- soft-sell — to promote (a product, service, etc.) using indirect or gentle persuasion: an advertising campaign to soft-sell a new perfume.
- soft-shoe — of, relating to, or characteristic of tap dancing done in soft-soled shoes, without taps.
- softbench — An IPSE from Hewlett-Packard.
- softcover — paperback edition of a book
- soften up — make softer
- softmodem — The integration of modem controller and data pump algorithms into a single RAM-based DSP hardware architecture. These integrated algorithms are stored on the computer's hard disk, from which they are downloaded into the DSP board's random-access memory (RAM). This downloading, or "booting" process of the PC-installed software algorithms occurs as part of the computer's power-up initialisation process in less than 100 milliseconds, making it transparent to the user.
- solemnify — to make solemn: to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.
- solfeggio — a vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used.
- solferino — a village in SE Lombardy, in N Italy: battle 1859. 1811.
- sootflake — a smudge or speck of soot
- soufriere — Also, La Soufrière. a volcano in the West Indies, on St. Vincent island. 4048 feet (1234 meters).
- sourceful — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- sous chef — the second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef.
- sous-chef — the second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef.
- spadefoot — spadefoot toad.
- speak for — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- spiel off — to recite by or as if by rote
- spoilfive — a game played by two to ten persons having five cards each.
- spongefly — any of several insects of the family Sisyridae, the aquatic larvae of which feed on freshwater sponges.
- spoon-fed — fed with a spoon.
- spot fine — penalty paid immediately
- stave off — one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- stoneface — living stones.
- stonefish — a tropical scorpion fish, Synanceja verrucosa, having dorsal-fin spines from which a deadly poison is discharged.
- stretford — an industrial town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 42 103 (2001)
- suboffice — a branch or local office of a business