10-letter words that end in ile
- non-motile — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- nonhostile — Not hostile; free of hostility.
- nonsterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- ombrophile — a plant which survives well or flourishes in rainy conditions
- otherwhile — at another time or other times.
- overfacile — excessively facile
- paedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- percentile — one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies: Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth percentile, ten percent above it.
- pimpmobile — a large, expensive, and ostentatious or vulgarly ornate automobile, typically one painted in bright colors and fitted out with a lavish or overelaborate interior.
- popemobile — Informal. any of various vehicles used to transport the pope when he appears in public, typically equipped with bulletproof glass.
- prehensile — adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.
- productile — capable of being lengthened out; extensile.
- projectile — an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade.
- protrusile — capable of being thrust forth or extended, as the tongue of a hummingbird.
- refractile — refractive (def 2).
- retractile — capable of being drawn back or in, as the head of a tortoise; exhibiting the power of retraction.
- ridge tile — any of the tiles used to cover the ridge of a roof
- roman mile — a unit of length used by the ancient Romans, equivalent to about 1620 yards (1480 meters).
- round file — circular file.
- run a mile — If you say that someone would run a mile when faced with a particular situation, you mean that they would be very frightened or unwilling to deal with it.
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- screw pile — a pile that is used for the foundations of bridges, lighthouses, etc., and has a screwlike lower end for drilling through and taking firm hold in compacted material.
- self-exile — a state of exile imposed by oneself.
- setup file — a file needed to set up or install a computer program
- sheet pile — one of a number of piles, usually flat, driven side by side to retain earth, etc., or to prevent seepage into an excavation.
- slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
- slush pile — a collection of unsolicited manuscripts submitted to a publisher.
- snowmobile — Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
- sound file — an audio file that can be played by a computer or other electronic device
- subfebrile — pertaining to or marked by a temperature slightly above normal.
- subfertile — less than normally fertile
- subsessile — Botany. attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.
- thermopile — a device consisting of a number of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy, as from a star.
- trajectile — the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
- traymobile — a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- videophile — an enthusiast of television, video recording, video equipment, or the like.
- white nile — the part of the Nile that flows NE to Khartoum, Sudan. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
- worthwhile — such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a worthwhile book.