9-letter words containing s, i, f, t, e
- infuscate — darkened with a fuscous or brownish tinge.
- intensify — to make intense or more intense.
- interfuse — to intersperse, intermingle, or permeate with something.
- justified — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- justifier — (chiefly, philosophy) One who, or that which, justifies (some belief or action).
- justifies — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- kitesurfs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitesurf.
- kniferest — something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- leaf site — A machine that merely originates and reads Usenet news or mail, and does not relay any third-party traffic. Often uttered in a critical tone; when the ratio of leaf sites to backbone, rib, and other relay sites gets too high, the network tends to develop bottlenecks. Compare backbone site, rib site.
- life list — a list of species sighted and identified by a bird watcher or naturalist over a lifetime.
- life vest — life jacket.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lifestyle — the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc., that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.
- lifetimes — Plural form of lifetime.
- liftgates — Plural form of liftgate.
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- manifesto — a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- manifests — Plural form of manifest.
- metrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metrify.
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- misfitted — something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- mistified — Simple past tense and past participle of mistify.
- mortifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mortify.
- mystified — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- mystifier — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- mystifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mystify.
- niftiness — Quality of being nifty.
- nitrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nitrify.
- of theirs — belonging to or associated with them
- off-piste — of or relating to skiing on virgin snow off the regular runs
- outfields — Plural form of outfield.
- past life — previous incarnation
- pikestaff — the shaft of an infantry pike.
- press fit — a type of fit for mating parts, usually tighter than a sliding fit, used when the parts do not have to move relative to each other
- profiters — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- ratifiers — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
- red shift — a shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth.
- reformist — a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.
- rejustify — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- renfierst — made fierce; enraged
- restiform — (esp of bundles of nerve fibres) shaped like a cord or rope; cordlike
- retestify — to testify again
- rijstafel — an assortment of Indonesian side dishes accompanied by rice
- safelight — a darkroom light with a filter that transmits only those rays of the spectrum to which films, printing paper, etc., are not sensitive.
- satisfice — to choose or adopt the first satisfactory option that one comes across: the tendency of decision-makers to satisfice rather than look for the optimal solution.
- satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- satisfies — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- sea fight — a fight between ships at sea.