9-letter words containing a, l, p, e
- expellant — forcing out or having the capacity to force out
- expirable — capable of expiring or ending
- explained — Simple past tense and past participle of explain.
- explainer — Agent noun of explain; one who explains.
- explanans — A collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the 'explanandum').
- explanted — Simple past tense and past participle of explant.
- explicate — Analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
- explorate — (obsolete) To explore.
- faceplant — (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
- faceplate — (on a lathe) a perforated plate, mounted on the live spindle, to which the work is attached.
- feldspars — Plural form of feldspar.
- feldspath — Alternative form of feldspar.
- field pea — a variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum arvense, grown for forage and silage.
- fire opal — a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.
- fireplace — the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- flagpoles — Plural form of flagpole.
- flappable — easily upset or confused, especially under stress.
- flypapers — Plural form of flypaper.
- footplate — Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.
- foreplane — (nautical, aeronautics) A relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft.
- full-page — A full-page advertisement, picture, or article in a newspaper or magazine uses a whole page.
- galeproof — Capable of resisting a gale.
- gallopade — galop.
- gallopers — Plural form of galloper.
- galumphed — Simple past tense and past participle of galumph.
- galumpher — a person or animal that leaps or moves heavily or clumsily
- game plan — a carefully thought-out strategy or course of action, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs.
- gantelope — gauntlet2 .
- gas pedal — Automotive. gas (def 5b).
- gas-pedal — Automotive. gas (def 5b).
- germplasm — Alternative spelling of germ plasm.
- glidepath — the course followed by an aircraft or spacecraft when descending for a landing.
- glory-pea — either of two trailing plants, Clianthus formosus or C. puniceus, of Australia and New Zealand, having showy red flowers.
- go places — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- grapelice — lice that are destructive to grape plants
- grapelike — Resembling a grape or some aspect of grapes.
- grapeline — grapnel.
- grappelli — Stéphane (ˈstɛfən) 1908–97, French jazz violinist: with Django Reinhardt, he led the Quintet of the Hot Club of France between 1934 and 1939
- grapplers — Plural form of grappler.
- graspable — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- graspless — (of a person's hand) having no grasp, and hence loose, relaxed, etc
- groupable — Capable of being grouped together.
- gyroplane — autogiro.
- halazepam — a derivative of benzodiazepine, C 17 H 12 ClF 3 N 2 O, used for management of anxiety disorders.
- half step — Music. semitone.
- half-open — (of a file) having a pawn or pawns of only one colour on it
- half-pace — a small stage on which something stands
- half-peck — a unit of dry measure equal to 4 quarts (4.4 liters).
- half-pike — spontoon.