9-letter words containing s, i, l, o
- slo pitch — slow pitch
- slo-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- sloganize — to make a slogan of; express as a slogan: to sloganize one's opinions.
- sloop rig — gaff-topsail catfish.
- slop pail — a pail for conveying slop in feeding livestock, especially pigs.
- slop sink — a deep sink for emptying slop pails and the like.
- slopewise — in a sloping manner
- sloughing — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- slovakian — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- slovenian — of or from Slovenia
- slow fire — a rate of firing small arms that allows time to aim before each shot.
- slow gait — (of a horse) a slow rack.
- slow time — standard time.
- smokelike — resembling smoke
- snake oil — any of various liquid concoctions of questionable medical value sold as an all-purpose curative, especially by traveling hucksters.
- snow lily — glacier lily.
- snow line — the line, as on mountains, above which there is perpetual snow.
- snowblink — a white luminosity on the underside of clouds, caused by the reflection of light from a snow surface.
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- snowslide — an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
- soakingly — so as to saturate or soak
- soaringly — in a soaring manner
- sobbingly — in a sobbing manner
- socialise — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socialism — a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- 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.
- socialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- sociolect — a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect.
- sociology — the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc.
- soda lime — a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.
- soft hail — snow pellets.
- soft line — a position or policy, as in politics, that is moderate and flexible.
- soft-bill — any of numerous birds, as thrushes or tanagers, having relatively weak bills suited for eating insects, soft-bodied animals, and fruit rather than hard seeds.
- soft-boil — to boil (an egg) just long enough for the yolk and white to partially solidify, usually three or four minutes.
- soil bank — a plan providing cash payments to farmers who cut production of certain surplus crops in favor of soil-enriching ones.
- soil pipe — a pipe carrying wastes from toilets and sometimes from waste pipes. Compare waste pipe (def 2).
- soilborne — carried in soil
- soiliness — the state of being dirty
- solacious — providing solace
- soldering — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- soldierly — of, like, or befitting a soldier.
- solemnify — to make solemn: to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- solemnize — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
- solfeggio — a vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used.
- solferino — a village in SE Lombardy, in N Italy: battle 1859. 1811.
- solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.