9-letter words containing a, p, l, e, i
- pulvinate — having the shape of a cushion; resembling a cushion; cushion-shaped.
- pupillage — the condition of being a pupil or duration for which one is a pupil
- pupillate — having a spot of a different colour in the middle
- putrilage — putrid or putrescent matter.
- rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
- reapplied — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- redisplay — to display again
- reexplain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- reimplant — Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- replicant — an android that is indistinguishable from a human being
- replicase — RNA synthetase.
- replicate — Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
- reprieval — reprieve; respite.
- reptilian — belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
- 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.
- sapidless — lacking flavour
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- sceptical — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- self-paid — a simple past tense and past participle of pay1 .
- 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.
- shippable — being in a suitable form or condition for shipping1 .
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- skippable — able to be skipped, omitted, or passed over without loss; unimportant.
- slip seat — an upholstered seat having its own frame that fits loosely into the frame of a chair.
- slipcased — having a slipcase
- spadelike — resembling a spade
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- spearlike — resembling a spear
- special k — an animal anaesthetic, ketamine hydrochloride, sold illegally as a hallucinogenic drug
- specially — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spillable — to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spiralled — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- split pea — a dried green pea, split and used especially for soup.
- spoilable — able to be spoiled
- sprekelia — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, from Mexico and Guatemala, related to hippeastrum and grown for its striking crimson or white pendent flowers, in the form of a cross: family Amaryllidaceae
- stapedial — the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- strapline — a subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or in any advertisement
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- tailpiece — a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
- tailplane — horizontal stabilizer.
- taxiplane — an airplane available for chartered or unscheduled trips.
- tie clasp — an ornamental metal clasp for securing the two ends of a necktie to a shirt front.