9-letter words containing s, o, l, w
- slip flow — gas flow occurring at hypersonic speeds in which molecular shearing occurs
- slop bowl — a bowl into which the dregs from tea cups are emptied at table
- slopewise — in a sloping manner
- slow burn — a gradual building up of anger, as opposed to an immediate outburst: I did a slow burn as the conversation progressed.
- slow down — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- slow fire — a rate of firing small arms that allows time to aim before each shot.
- slow food — food that has been prepared with care, using high-quality local and seasonal ingredients
- slow gait — (of a horse) a slow rack.
- 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 spot — an area where only a relatively slow broadband internet connection service is available
- slow time — standard time.
- slow wave — delta wave.
- slowcoach — a slowpoke.
- slug flow — A slug flow is a condition of a fluidized bed in which large bubbles of gas form, which makes lumps of particles move.
- snow hole — a shelter dug in deep usually drifted snow
- snow lily — glacier lily.
- snow line — the line, as on mountains, above which there is perpetual snow.
- snow mold — a disease of cereals and other grasses, characterized by a dense, cottony growth that covers the affected parts as the snow melts in the spring, caused by any of several fungi of the genera Calonectria, Fusarium, Pythium, and Typhula.
- snow-clad — covered with snow.
- snow-plow — an implement or machine for clearing away snow from highways, railroad tracks, etc.
- snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
- snowblink — a white luminosity on the underside of clouds, caused by the reflection of light from a snow surface.
- 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
- snowmould — a fungal disease of soil or grass resulting from snow cover
- snowslide — an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
- snowy owl — a diurnal, arctic and subarctic owl, Nyctea scandiaca, having white plumage with dark brown markings.
- sod's law — (humour) Murphy's Law.
- somewhile — at some former time.
- sorrowful — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
- sound law — phonetic law.
- soup bowl — a container in which soup is served
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- stalworth — stalwart.
- steelwork — steel parts or articles.
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- stownlins — secretly; stealthily.
- 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.
- sweet oil — olive oil.
- 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.
- swordbill — a South American hummingbird, Ensifera ensifera, having a slender bill that is longer than its body.
- swordplay — the action or technique of wielding a sword; fencing.
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.