9-letter words containing t, e, l, s, i
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- simpliste — someone who tends to over-simplify
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- singleton — a person or thing occurring singly, especially an individual set apart from others.
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- skill set — a particular combination of skills that a person has developed, especially ones that can be used in a job: She doesn't have the proper skill set to be an effective manager.
- skirtless — having, or wearing, no skirt
- skirtlike — resembling a skirt
- slaistery — resembling slaister
- slantwise — aslant; obliquely.
- slatelike — resembling slate
- sleepsuit — a baby's sleeping garment
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- 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.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- sociolect — a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect.
- soft line — a position or policy, as in politics, that is moderate and flexible.
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- 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.
- sortilege — the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spilosite — a form of slate
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spirituel — showing or having a refined and graceful mind or wit.
- spitteler — Carl [German kahrl] /German kɑrl/ (Show IPA), ("Felix Tandem") 1845–1924, Swiss poet, novelist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1919.
- splenetic — of the spleen; splenic.
- splenitis — inflammation of the spleen
- splintery — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- split end — an offensive end who lines up some distance outside the formation on the line of scrimmage as a pass receiver.
- split pea — a dried green pea, split and used especially for soup.
- split-new — brand-new
- splitters — a person or thing that splits.
- spot line — a rope or wire hung from a specific place on the gridiron for flying a piece of scenery that could not be flied by the existing battens.
- springlet — a small spring of water.
- 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