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9-letter words containing u, f, o

  • round off — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
  • round-off — of or relating to the act or process of rounding.
  • rustproof — not subject to rusting.
  • scutiform — being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.
  • shift out — (character)   (SO, Control-N, ASCII 14) The character which was used to "shift out" of an alternate character set on some ancient teletypes, reversing the effect of the Shift In (SI, ASCII 15) character.
  • shovelful — the amount held by a shovel.
  • showerful — abundant
  • shrug off — to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
  • slug flow — A slug flow is a condition of a fluidized bed in which large bubbles of gas form, which makes lumps of particles move.
  • sniff out — detect
  • snuff out — the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.
  • snuff-box — a box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket.
  • sob stuff — material such as films, stories, etc, that play upon the emotions by the overuse of pathos and sentiment
  • soft drug — a drug, usually illicit, that does not produce significant psychological or physical dependence.
  • softbound — book: paperback
  • soften up — make softer
  • solifugid — sun spider.
  • sorrowful — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
  • soufriere — Also, La Soufrière. a volcano in the West Indies, on St. Vincent island. 4048 feet (1234 meters).
  • soul food — traditional black American cookery, which originated in the rural South, consisting of such foods as chitterlings, pig knuckles, turnip greens, and cornbread.
  • sound off — the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
  • sourceful — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
  • sous chef — the second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef.
  • sous-chef — the second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef.
  • soy flour — finely ground soybeans, most commonly used as an additive to other flours, processed meats, cereals, etc.
  • spout off — to spout words in a way that is hasty, irresponsible, etc.
  • subfossil — something partly fossilized
  • suboffice — a branch or local office of a business
  • subwoofer — a loudspeaker component designed to reproduce only extremely low bass frequencies, generally below 125 Hz.
  • sudorific — causing sweat; diaphoretic.
  • suffocate — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
  • suffusion — to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
  • sugarloaf — a large, usually conical loaf or mass of hard refined sugar: the common form of household sugar until the mid-19th century.
  • sulfation — Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
  • sulfonate — an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
  • sulfonium — the positively charged group H 3 S + , its salts, or their substitute products.
  • sulfoxide — a brown liquid, C 1 8 H 2 8 O 3 S, insoluble in water, used as an insecticide synergist.
  • sulfurous — of, relating to, or containing sulfur, especially in the tetravalent state.
  • sunflower — any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
  • superfood — a food considered exceptionally good for one’s health and for boosting the immune system owing to its naturally high content of vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, or omega-3 fatty acids: If you crave superfoods, try the quinoa, kale, and roasted beet salad sprinkled with toasted walnuts and flaxseed.
  • supersoft — exceptionally soft
  • surf boat — a strong, buoyant rowboat with high ends, adapted for beaching and passing through surf.
  • surf zone — the area offshore where waves break, between the outermost breaker and the limit of wave uprush; the zone within which waves approaching the coastline start breaking, usually in water depths of 16 to 32 feet (5 to 10 meters).
  • surf-zone — the area offshore where waves break, between the outermost breaker and the limit of wave uprush; the zone within which waves approaching the coastline start breaking, usually in water depths of 16 to 32 feet (5 to 10 meters).
  • surfboard — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
  • tauriform — shaped like a bull or the head or horns of a bull.
  • team foul — one of a number of personal fouls committed within a specified period that do not exceed the allowable limit after which the opposing team begins to receive bonus free throws.
  • terrorful — intense, sharp, overmastering fear: to be frantic with terror.
  • the forum — the main forum of ancient Rome, situated between the Capitoline and the Palatine Hills
  • theftuous — (of a person) tending to commit theft
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