9-letter words containing a, p, n, g
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- repugnant — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
- reshaping — the act of shaping again or differently
- revamping — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- sagapenum — a resin formerly used as a drug
- salpingo- — indicating the Fallopian tubes
- sap green — a green pigment obtained from the juice of buckthorn berries, used chiefly in dyes for wood, paper, and textiles.
- sapogenin — a crystalline substance derived from saponin
- scrapings — Scrapings are small amounts or pieces that have been scraped off something.
- scrapping — a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- singapore — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- slap bang — exactly
- slap-bang — slam-bang.
- snap ring — any of various kinds of metal rings that must be forced open to be used and snap back into place to make a snug fit.
- sonograph — an instrument that produces a graphic representation of sound.
- spanglish — Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions.
- sparingly — economical (often followed by in or of).
- sparkling — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- spear gun — a device for shooting a barbed missile under water, usually by means of gas under pressure, a strong rubber band, or a powerful spring.
- sphagnous — pertaining to, abounding in, or consisting of sphagnum.
- spiraling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spongebag — A spongebag is a small bag in which you keep things such as soap and a toothbrush when you are travelling.
- sporangia — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- spragging — a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- sprawling — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- spray gun — a device consisting of a container from which paint or other liquid is sprayed through a nozzle by air pressure from a pump.
- springald — a youth; young fellow.
- straphang — to travel as a straphanger.
- strapping — powerfully built; robust.
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- tangle up — become knotted or intertwined
- thraiping — a thrashing
- topmaking — the art or science of blending wool to meet certain specifications
- traipsing — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
- trappings — articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character.
- tupungato — a mountain between Argentina and Chile, in the Andes. About 22,310 feet (6800 meters).
- unpacking — removal of items from suitcase, etc.
- unpausing — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- unplagued — an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
- unsparing — not sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive.
- upscaling — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
- upstaging — on or toward the back of the stage.
- vaporings — instances of boasting
- walloping — a vigorous blow.
- wampanoag — a member of a once-powerful North American Indian people who inhabited the area east of Narragansett Bay from Rhode Island to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket at the time of the Pilgrim settlement.
- wing flap — a control flap on the wing of an aeroplane
- wingspans — Plural form of wingspan.
- wrappings — Plural form of wrapping.
- yappingly — in a yapping manner