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9-letter words containing s, t, c, l

  • silicates — Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
  • silicotic — a person suffering from silicosis
  • simulcast — a program broadcast simultaneously on radio and television, or on more than one station, or in several languages, etc.
  • skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
  • slapstick — broad comedy characterized by boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, mugging, and obvious farcical situations and jokes.
  • slat back — a chair back having two or more horizontal slats between upright posts.
  • slavicist — a specialist in the study of the Slavic languages or literatures.
  • slavocrat — (in the US before the Civil War) a slaveholder, or an advocate of slavery
  • sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
  • slickster — a crafty and opportunistic or deceitful person; hustler; swindler.
  • slipstick — slide rule.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • sociolect — a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect.
  • soft clam — soft-shell clam.
  • soft coal — bituminous coal.
  • solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
  • solicitor — a person who solicits.
  • soloistic — relating to soloists or solo parts
  • soothlich — truly
  • sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
  • specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
  • spectacle — anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
  • speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
  • spit curl — a tight curl of hair, usually pressed against the forehead or cheek.
  • splenetic — of the spleen; splenic.
  • splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
  • st. clair — Arthur, 1736–1818, American Revolutionary War general, born in Scotland: 1st governor of the Northwest Territory, 1787–1802.
  • st. cloud — a city in central Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
  • st. lucia — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
  • stackable — capable of being stacked, especially easily: stackable chairs.
  • stackless — without or not using a stack
  • stalactic — consisting of, containing or relating to stalactites
  • staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
  • stechhelm — a heavy German jousting helm of the 15th and 16th centuries, having a bluntly pointed front with a V -shaped vision slit.
  • stem cell — a cell that upon division replaces its own numbers and also gives rise to cells that differentiate further into one or more specialized types, as various B cells and T cells.
  • stenchful — malodorous; foul-smelling
  • stepchild — a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
  • stercoral — stercoraceous
  • sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
  • stickable — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stickball — a form of baseball played in the streets, on playgrounds, etc., in which a rubber ball and a broomstick or the like are used in place of a baseball and bat.
  • sticklike — resembling a stick
  • stickling — the act or practice of making insistent demands
  • stockholm — a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Capital: Stockholm.
  • stockless — having no stock, as an anchor.
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