9-letter words containing c, s, p
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- sciosophy — supposed knowledge of natural or supernatural phenomena or forces, usually based on tradition, as astrology or phrenology.
- scoop out — remove, take out
- scoopable — able to be scooped
- scope out — extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- scopeloid — a member of a family of deep-sea fish with luminous spots
- scopoline — a soluble crystalline alkaloid obtained from the decomposition of scopolamine and used as a sedative. Formula: C8H13NO2
- scops owl — any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl)
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- scorpioid — resembling a scorpion.
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- scrap car — an old or damaged car that is to be reprocessed by a scrap dealer
- scrapable — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- scrapbook — an album in which pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., may be pasted or mounted.
- scrape by — If someone scrapes by, they earn just enough money to live on with difficulty.
- scrape in — to succeed in entering with difficulty or by a narrow margin
- scrape up — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- scrapegut — a fiddle player
- scrapheap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
- scrapings — Scrapings are small amounts or pieces that have been scraped off something.
- scrappage — the act or process of scrapping
- scrapping — a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- scrapyard — A scrapyard is a place where old machines such as cars or ships are destroyed and where useful parts are saved.
- screw cap — a cap designed to screw onto the threaded mouth of a bottle, jar, or the like.
- screw top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- screw-top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- scripless — a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scrippage — the contents of a scrip
- scripters — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- scriptics — (company) John Ousterhout's company that is the home of Tcl development and the TclPro tool suite.
- scripting — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- scriptory — of or relating to writing
- scripture — Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
- sculpture — the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
- scuppered — Military. to overwhelm; surprise and destroy, disable, or massacre.
- sea perch — surfperch.
- septicity — pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- sepulcher — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
- sepulchre — to place in a sepulcher; bury.
- serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
- set piece — an arrangement of slow-burning fireworks forming a design or composition when lighted.
- sharecrop — to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper
- sharp-cut — cut so as to have a sharp edge: a tool with a sharp-cut blade.
- sheepcote — a pen or covered enclosure for sheep.
- sheeptick — a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.
- shipwreck — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- show copy — a positive print of a film for use at an important presentation such as a premiere
- showpiece — something that is displayed or exhibited.
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.