9-letter words containing a, s, g
- sparkling — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- sparkplug — to lead, inspire, or animate something or someone.
- 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.
- spirogram — a record made by a spirograph
- spirogyra — a widely distributed filamentous freshwater green alga of the genus Spirogyra.
- spodogram — the ash pattern produced by incinerating a plant
- 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.
- sprigtail — the pintail, Anas acuta.
- springald — a youth; young fellow.
- spur gall — a hairless and indurated area or gall on the side of a horse, caused by the irritation of a spur.
- spur gear — a gear having straight teeth cut on the rim parallel to the axis of rotation.
- spur-gall — to scrape, rub or injure (a horse) with the spur when riding
- squalling — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- square go — a fair fight between two individuals
- squashing — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- squatting — occupying a property illegally
- squawking — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- stag hunt — a hunt carried out to find and kill stags
- stag line — the men at a social gathering who are not accompanied by a date or dancing partner.
- stage set — all of the scenery and props used on stage to create a particular scene
- stageable — (of a play, musical, etc) capable of or suitable for being staged
- stagehand — a person who moves properties, regulates lighting, etc., in a theatrical production.
- stagelike — resembling a theatrical stage
- staggered — to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- staghound — a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
- stagirite — a native or inhabitant of Stagira.
- stagnance — not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
- stagnancy — not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
- stagnated — to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
- stagyrite — a native or inhabitant of Stagira.
- star sign — one of 12 signs of the Zodiac
- stargazer — a person who stargazes, as an astronomer or astrologer.
- staringly — in a staring way
- starlight — the light emanating from the stars.
- startling — creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- stavanger — a seaport in SW Norway.
- stegosaur — a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Stegosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a heavy, bony armor and a row of bony plates along its back, and growing to a length of 20 to 40 feet (6–12 meters).
- stevenage — a town in N Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- stigmatic — Also, stigmatical. pertaining to a stigma, mark, spot, or the like.
- stingaree — a stingray.
- stone age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.
- straggler — to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
- straights — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straining — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.