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9-letter words containing a, n, l, e, p, s

  • pennalism — a system of mild oppression and torment practised upon first-year students of German Protestant universities in the 17th century
  • pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
  • personals — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • phalanges — a plural of phalanx.
  • phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
  • pinelandsthe, an extensive coastal region in S and SE New Jersey, composed chiefly of pine stands, sandy soils, and swampy streams. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
  • pisanello — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
  • plainness — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
  • planeside — the area on either side of an airplane.
  • plansheer — plancer.
  • plantless — having no plants
  • plantlets — a little plant, as one produced on the leaf margins of a kalanchoe or the aerial stems of a spider plant.
  • pleadings — the act of a person who pleads.
  • pleasance — a place laid out as a pleasure garden or promenade.
  • pleaseman — a person who courts favour
  • pleasence — Donald. 1919–95, British actor. His films include Dr Crippen (1962) and Cul de Sac (1966)
  • pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
  • polonaise — a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples.
  • polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
  • presignal — to signal in advance
  • sailplane — a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air.
  • sand pile — a base for a footing in soft soil, made by compacting sand in a cavity left by a wooden pile.
  • scale pan — one of the pans of a balance
  • seriplane — a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.
  • spendable — available for spending.
  • spinulate — having a spine or spines
  • spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
  • spy plane — an aircraft used to carry out surveillance of an enemy country or military formations from a high altitude
  • steel pan — steel drum.
  • strapline — a subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or in any advertisement
  • subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
  • synalepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
  • tonle sap — a lake in W Cambodia, draining into the Mekong River.
  • unpalsied — not affected by paralysis
  • unpleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
  • unsampled — undemonstrated
  • unshapely — not shapely
  • warplanes — Plural form of warplane.
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