9-letter words containing s, e, w, l
- slew rate — the rate at which an electronic amplifier can respond to an abrupt change of input level
- slideshow — a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.
- slinkweed — a plant believed to make a cow give birth prematurely
- slopewise — in a sloping manner
- slow fire — a rate of firing small arms that allows time to aim before each shot.
- slow lane — On a motorway or freeway, the slow lane is the lane for vehicles which are moving more slowly than the other vehicles.
- slow oven — an oven heated to a relatively low temperature, for slow, or gradual, cooking
- slow time — standard time.
- slow wave — delta wave.
- sluiceway — a channel controlled by a sluice gate.
- snow hole — a shelter dug in deep usually drifted snow
- snow line — the line, as on mountains, above which there is perpetual snow.
- snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
- snowclone — a verbal formula that is adapted for reuse by changing only a few words so that the allusion to the original phrase remains clear
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- snowflake — one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.
- snowglobe — a transparent sphere filled with water and white particles which, when shaken, resemble snow falling
- snowslide — an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
- somewhile — at some former time.
- southwell — Saint Robert. ?1561–95, English poet and Roman Catholic martyr, who was imprisoned, tortured, and executed for his Jesuit activities. His best-known poem is 'The Burning Babe'
- sow-belly — fat salt pork taken from the belly of a hog.
- space law — the projected law that would govern the use of outer space by various nations based on certain treaties.
- spacewalk — a task or mission performed by an astronaut outside a spacecraft in space.
- speedwalk — an endless conveyor belt, moving walk, or the like used to transport standing persons from place to place.
- speedwell — any of several plants, shrubs, or small trees of the genus Veronica, of the figwort family, having opposite leaves and small flowers.
- spelldown — a spelling competition that begins with all the contestants standing and that ends when all but one, the winner, have been required to sit down due to a specified number of misspellings.
- split-new — brand-new
- spoolview — (tool) A printing system for Unix. SpoolView can control several printers connected to a TCP/IP network. Different printers can be loaded with different paper and forms. After submitting a print request, the user can change the printer, form, number of copies or priority. Administrators can register new printers, change paper forms on printers, cancel requests, suspend printers.
- spot-weld — to weld (two pieces of metal) together in a small area or spot by the application of heat and pressure.
- stairwell — the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.
- steelware — products made from steel
- steelwork — steel parts or articles.
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- strawless — without a straw or without straw
- sun wheel — Machinery. sun gear.
- 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.
- swaledale — a breed of small hardy sheep kept esp in northern England for its coarse wool which is used for making tweeds and carpets
- swan lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
- sweelinck — Jan Pieters [yahn pee-tuh rs] /yɑn ˈpi tərs/ (Show IPA), or Jan Pieterszoon [yahn pee-tuh r-sohn] /yɑn ˈpi tərˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA), 1562–1621, Dutch organist and composer.
- sweet oil — olive oil.
- sweetleaf — a shrub or small tree, Symplocos tinctoria, of the eastern coast of the U.S., having lance-shaped leaves, yellowish, fragrant flowers, and orange or brown fruit.
- sweetmeal — (of biscuits) sweet and wholemeal
- sweetveld — (in South Africa) a type of grazing characterized by high-quality grass
- swell box — a chamber containing a set of pipes in a pipe organ or of reeds in a reed organ, and having movable slats or shutters that can be opened or closed to increase or diminish tonal volume.
- swellfish — puffer (def 2).
- swellhead — a vain or arrogant person.
- swine flu — a highly contagious form of influenza caused by infection with a filterable virus first isolated from swine.
- swing leg — a leg at the end of a hinged rail, swinging out to support a drop leaf.
- swissvale — a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
- table saw — a circular saw mounted on the underside of a table through which its blade projects: work to be sawed is placed on the table