9-letter words containing t, e, a, s, l
- serrulate — finely or minutely serrate, as a leaf.
- severalty — the state of being separate.
- sextantal — pertaining to the weight standard that determined the worth of Roman coins
- sexualist — a botanist who employs or advocates Linnaeus' sexual system of classifying plants
- sexuality — sexual character; possession of the structural and functional traits of sex.
- sexvalent — hexavalent or having a valency of six
- shaftless — lacking a shaft
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- shiftable — able or designed to be shifted, changed, or removed: shiftable furniture.
- shootable — suitable for being shot
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- sidetable — a small table at the side of a room
- sigillate — (of a ceramic object) having stamped decorations.
- 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.
- simmental — one of a large breed of cattle, yellowish-brown to red and white, originally of Switzerland, used for milk and beef and as a draft animal.
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- 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.
- sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
- slew rate — the rate at which an electronic amplifier can respond to an abrupt change of input level
- slip seat — an upholstered seat having its own frame that fits loosely into the frame of a chair.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- soleplate — a plate upon which studding is erected.
- 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.
- 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.
- sootflake — a smudge or speck of soot
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- split pea — a dried green pea, split and used especially for soup.
- sportable — capable of being sported or used in sport
- sporulate — to produce spores.
- spottable — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- st. elias — a mountain on the boundary between Alaska and Canada, a peak of the St. Elias Mountains. 18,008 feet (5490 meters).
- stabilate — a collection of living organisms, gathered on one occasion and preserved for a particular use
- stabilise — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- stableboy — a person who works in a stable.
- stableman — a person who works in a stable.