9-letter words containing s, l, i, n
- simmental — one of a large breed of cattle, yellowish-brown to red and white, originally of Switzerland, used for milk and beef and as a draft animal.
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- sincelejo — a city in Sucre department, NW Colombia.
- sincerely — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- sinfjotli — the son of Signy by her brother Sigmund.
- singalong — group singing session
- singingly — in a singing manner
- singledom — the state of being unmarried or not involved in a long-term relationship
- singleton — a person or thing occurring singly, especially an individual set apart from others.
- singspiel — a German opera, especially of the 18th century, using spoken dialogue and resembling ballad opera.
- singulary — (of an operator) monadic
- singultus — a hiccup.
- sinhalese — of or relating to Sri Lanka, its native people, or their language.
- sinistral — of, relating to, or on the left side; left (opposed to dextral).
- sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
- sinuslike — like the sinus
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- skinflick — film containing much nudity and sex
- skinflint — a mean, niggardly person; miser.
- slantwise — aslant; obliquely.
- slaveling — a person in a condition of servility or slavery.
- slavering — to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.
- slavonian — of or relating to Slavonia or its inhabitants.
- sleighing — a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- slickener — a tool used for slickening
- slidingly — in a smooth, sliding manner
- slighting — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- slim down — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- sling off — to laugh or jeer (at)
- slingback — Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.
- slingshot — a Y -shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles.
- slinkskin — the skin of a premature calf
- slinkweed — a plant believed to make a cow give birth prematurely
- slip ring — a metal ring, usually of copper or cast iron, mounted so that current may be conducted through stationary brushes into or out of a rotating member.
- slipnoose — a noose with a knot that slides along the rope, thus forming a noose that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- slivering — a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- sloganize — to make a slogan of; express as a slogan: to sloganize one's opinions.
- slop sink — a deep sink for emptying slop pails and the like.
- 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
- slurrying — a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.
- smilingly — If someone does something smilingly, they smile as they do it.
- smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- snail cam — a cam with spiral cross section used for progressive lifting of a lever as the cam revolves
- snailfish — any of several elongate, smooth-skinned fishes of the family Liparididae, inhabiting cold seas, having the ventral fins modified to form a sucking disk.
- snake oil — any of various liquid concoctions of questionable medical value sold as an all-purpose curative, especially by traveling hucksters.
- snakelike — any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- snap link — a link with a latchlike opening through which another link or catch can be fitted.