9-letter words containing s, o, r, a, l
- prosodial — of or relating to prosody
- pulsatory — pulsating or throbbing.
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- rascaldom — the domain of rascals, a group of rascals
- raskolnik — a member of any of several sects founded by dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church who opposed the liturgical reforms of Nikon in the 17th century.
- raucously — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- rawlinson — George, 1812–1902, English historian.
- relations — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- reswallow — to swallow again
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rivalrous — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- rock salt — common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
- rock-salt — common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
- rootstalk — a rhizome.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- rostrally — in a rostral manner
- royalmast — the highest part of a mast
- safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
- sail-over — a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- sailboard — a long board, usually of Plexiglas, used for windsurfing, having a mount for a sail, a daggerboard, and a small skeg.
- sailoring — the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- salesroom — a room in which goods are sold or displayed.
- salivator — any agent that causes salivation.
- sallyport — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- salometer — salinometer.
- salt pork — pork cured with salt, especially the fat pork taken from the back, sides, and belly.
- saltatory — pertaining to or adapted for saltation.
- saltworks — (often used with a plural verb) a building or plant where salt is made.
- salvatore — a male given name.
- salvatory — a place for storing something safely
- saprobial — relating to saprobity
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- sarcology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the soft or fleshy body parts.
- sartorial — of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.
- scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
- scalloper — a person or thing that scallops.
- scalogram — an attitude scale in which a positive answer to an item implies agreement with items appearing lower on the scale.
- scholarch — the head of a school.
- scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- sclerosal — Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- sclerotal — a bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals
- sea-floor — the solid surface underlying a sea or an ocean.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- sensorial — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shortfall — the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- sialogram — an X-ray of a salivary gland