9-letter words containing c, s, p, r
- inspector — a person who inspects.
- isocarpic — having carpels equal in number to the other floral parts.
- isotropic — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- job corps — an organization within the Department of Labor that operates rural conservation camps and urban training centers for poor youths.
- jockstrap — an elasticized belt, a men's undergarment, with a pouch for supporting and protecting the genitals, worn especially while participating in athletics.
- macro sap — Macro processing modification of SAP. D.E. Eastwood and D.M. McIlroy, unpublished memorandum, Bell Labs 1959. Led to TRAC.
- macropods — Plural form of macropod.
- macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- mcpherson — Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- mesocarps — Plural form of mesocarp.
- micropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- microslop — (company, abuse) A derisive synonym for Microsoft Corporation. It refers to the sloppy, bug-ridden "x.0" versions of MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and other Microsoft products.
- mispriced — Simple past tense and past participle of misprice.
- misprices — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misprice.
- monocarps — Plural form of monocarp.
- occupiers — Plural form of occupier.
- operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
- optronics — Optoelectronics.
- overcrops — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcrop.
- overspice — to add too much spice to
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- paracusia — defective hearing.
- paracusis — defective hearing.
- parasceve — preparation
- parasitic — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- parcheesi — a modern board game derived from the ancient game of pachisi
- parcourse — an outdoor exercise track or course, especially for joggers, equipped with a series of stations along the way where one is to stop and perform a specific exercise.
- parecious — paroicous.
- paroicous — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- patristic — of or relating to the fathers of the Christian church or their writings.
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- peirastic — involving an experiment; experimental
- perceives — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- percussor — plexor.
- periclase — a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
- periscian — a person whose shadow moves round every point of the compass during a day, i.e. a person located in the polar regions
- periscope — an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.
- persecute — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- pharisaic — of or relating to the Pharisees.
- picturise — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- piscatrix — a female angler; a fisherwoman
- pisciform — shaped like a fish.
- piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- poroscope — an instrument for measuring porosity
- poroscopy — a method for identifying people by the impression left by the pores of the finger(s)
- porticoes — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- post race — a race in which each owner is allowed to list a number of possible entries and, at a stipulated time before the race, specify which horse will actually compete.