9-letter words that end in il
- out-pupil — a student sent to a different school than the one he or she would normally attend
- overcivil — too civil
- papermail — snail mail
- pass-fail — a system of grading in some educational institutions in which a student simply passes or fails instead of receiving a letter or numerical grade.
- photophil — an organism, such as a plant, that seeks, thrives on and requires strong light
- poll evil — an acute swelling on the top of the head of a horse originating in an inflamed bursa that underlies the great neck ligament there.
- rack rail — (in an inclined-plane or mountain-climbing railway) a rail between the running rails having cogs or teeth with which cogwheels on the locomotive engage.
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.
- red devil — red1 (def 6).
- rosin oil — a viscous liquid, colorless to black, distilled from rosin and used in making adhesives, inks, insulation, lacquers, lubricants, plasticizers, and varnish.
- salad oil — an oil used in salad dressing, especially olive oil or a vegetable oil, as from sesame, corn, or safflower.
- scaletail — a squirrel in the family Anomaluridae possessing scales on the underside of the tail
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- sea devil — manta (def 4).
- sea snail — any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- shale oil — petroleum distilled from oil shale.
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- she-devil — a woman who resembles a devil, as in extreme wickedness, cruelty, or bad temper.
- shirttail — the part of a shirt below the waistline.
- sieg heil — hail to victory: a Nazi salute, often accompanied by the raising of the right arm
- slip rail — one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- slip-rail — one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- slop pail — a pail for conveying slop in feeding livestock, especially pigs.
- snake oil — any of various liquid concoctions of questionable medical value sold as an all-purpose curative, especially by traveling hucksters.
- soft hail — snow pellets.
- soft-boil — to boil (an egg) just long enough for the yolk and white to partially solidify, usually three or four minutes.
- sperm oil — a yellow, thin, water-insoluble liquid obtained from the sperm whale, used chiefly as a lubricant in light machinery, as watches, clocks, and scientific apparatus.
- splittail — a minnow, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, of the Sacramento River, having the upper lobe of the tail much longer than the lower lobe: habitat changes have greatly reduced its numbers.
- sprigtail — the pintail, Anas acuta.
- spritsail — a sail extended by a sprit.
- stand oil — a thick oil made by heating linseed oil to temperatures of 600°F and higher, used chiefly as a medium in paints.
- strap-oil — a beating
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.
- subfossil — something partly fossilized
- supercoil — superhelix.
- sweet oil — olive oil.
- swingtail — denoting an aircraft with a rear portion that can be opened to assist in loading cargo
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.
- thumbnail — the nail of the thumb.
- tormentil — a low European plant, Potentilla erecta, of the rose family, having small, bright-yellow flowers, and a strongly astringent root used in medicine and in tanning and dyeing.
- train oil — oil obtained from the blubber of whales or from seals, walruses, or other marine animals.
- trim rail — the lower row of pins or cleats on a pin rail, used for tying off or fastening lines after lowering scenery into position.
- turkophil — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turn tail — the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- undersoil — subsoil.
- verapamil — a white crystalline powder, C 27 H 38 N 2 O 4 , used as a calcium blocker in the treatment of angina and certain arrhythmias.
- voicemail — an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
- whale oil — oil rendered from whale blubber, formerly widely used as a fuel for lamps and for making soap and candles.
- whitetail — A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
- wind sail — a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel.