9-letter words containing s, t, e, l
- statelily — in a stately or dignified manner
- stealable — to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
- steamless — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stechhelm — a heavy German jousting helm of the 15th and 16th centuries, having a bluntly pointed front with a V -shaped vision slit.
- steedlike — resembling a steed or spirited horse
- steel pan — steel drum.
- steelhead — a silvery rainbow trout that migrates to the sea before returning to fresh water to spawn.
- steelware — products made from steel
- steelwork — steel parts or articles.
- steelyard — a portable balance with two unequal arms, the longer one having a movable counterpoise and the shorter one bearing a hook or the like for holding the object to be weighed.
- steepling — an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire, erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc.
- steerling — a young or small steer
- stelazine — a synthetic drug, C21H24F3N3S·2HCl, used as a tranquilizer in treating certain mental disorders
- stellerid — a starfish belonging to the class Asteroidea and having a star-shaped body
- stellular — having the form of a small star or small stars.
- 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.
- stepstool — a low set of hinged steps, often folding into or under a stool, used typically in a kitchen for reaching high shelves.
- 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.
- sterilant — a sterilizing agent.
- sterilely — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- sterilise — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- sterilize — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- steroidal — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- stickable — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- sticklike — resembling a stick
- stieglitz — Alfred, 1864–1946, U.S. photographer and editor (husband of Georgia O'Keeffe).
- stillness — silence; quiet; hush.
- stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stingless — possessing no sting or stinger
- stintedly — in a stinted, scant, or limited manner
- stintless — without limit or restraint, unstinted
- stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- stockless — having no stock, as an anchor.
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- stokehold — Also, stokehold [stohk-hohld] /ˈstoʊkˌhoʊld/ (Show IPA). fireroom.
- stokehole — Also, stokehold [stohk-hohld] /ˈstoʊkˌhoʊld/ (Show IPA). fireroom.
- stolonate — having stolons; developing from a stolon.
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- stoppable — capable of being stopped.
- stormless — without storms.
- stornello — a type of short Italian rhyming poem or song which usually contains three lines
- storyless — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- storyline — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- straddler — to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
- stradella — Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), 1645?–82? Italian composer.
- straggler — to stray from the road, course, or line of march.