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

  • skirtlike — resembling a skirt
  • slabstone — a paving stone in the form of a slab; flagstone
  • slaistery — resembling slaister
  • slantwise — aslant; obliquely.
  • slashfest — a film, animated film, or computer game in which victims are killed bloodily using blades
  • slatelike — resembling slate
  • slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
  • slave ant — an ant taken as a larva or pupa by ants of another species and becoming a working member of the captor colony.
  • sleep out — live-out.
  • sleep-out — live-out.
  • sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
  • sleepsuit — a baby's sleeping garment
  • sleevelet — a fitted sleeve or cover worn on the forearm for warmth or to protect a shirt sleeve.
  • sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
  • slew rate — the rate at which an electronic amplifier can respond to an abrupt change of input level
  • slickster — a crafty and opportunistic or deceitful person; hustler; swindler.
  • slightest — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
  • slip seat — an upholstered seat having its own frame that fits loosely into the frame of a chair.
  • slip stem — a spoon handle cut obliquely at the end from top to bottom.
  • slip step — a dance step made by moving the left foot one step sideways and closing the right foot to the left foot: used when dancing in a circle during Scottish reels and jigs
  • slipsheet — a sheet so inserted.
  • slit-eyed — with eyes nearly closed
  • slithered — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
  • slow time — standard time.
  • slut-tier — of, resembling, or characteristic of a slut: slutty behavior.
  • smell out — dog: detect by sniffing
  • socialite — a socially prominent person.
  • sociolect — a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect.
  • soft lens — a nonrigid contact lens made of porous plastic, having a high water content that is replenished from eye surface moisture.
  • soft line — a position or policy, as in politics, that is moderate and flexible.
  • soft sell — gentle persuasion to buy sth
  • soft-sell — to promote (a product, service, etc.) using indirect or gentle persuasion: an advertising campaign to soft-sell a new perfume.
  • solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
  • solenette — a small European sole, Buglossidium luteum, up to 13 cm (5 in.) in length; not caught commercially
  • soleplate — a plate upon which studding is erected.
  • soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
  • solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
  • solitaire — Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
  • solutizer — any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its solubility or that of one or more of its components.
  • solutrean — Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
  • solvently — able to pay all just debts.
  • somnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
  • sootflake — a smudge or speck of soot
  • sortilege — the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot.
  • soul mate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
  • soustelle — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1912–90, French anthropologist and government official.
  • southerly — a wind that blows from the south.
  • 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'
  • sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
  • spatulate — shaped like a spatula; rounded more or less like a spoon.
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