9-letter words containing c, s, p
- handicaps — Plural form of handicap.
- hardscape — the manmade part of the grounds surrounding a building, as paved areas or statues.
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- headspace — empty space left above the contents of a closed jar, can, or other container.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- heptarchs — Plural form of heptarch.
- hippocras — an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
- hockshops — (US, rare) Plural form of hockshop.
- hodoscope — any device for tracing the path of a charged particle, esp a particle found in cosmic rays
- hopscotch — a children's game in which a player tosses or kicks a small flat stone, beanbag, or other object into one of several numbered sections of a diagram marked on the pavement or ground and then hops on one foot over the lines from section to section and picks up the stone or object, usually while standing on one foot in an adjacent section.
- horoscope — a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc.
- horoscopy — Archaic. the casting or taking of horoscopes.
- humpbacks — Plural form of humpback.
- hypnotics — Plural form of hypnotic.
- hypocaust — a hollow space or system of channels in the floor or walls of some ancient Roman buildings that provided a central heating system by receiving and distributing the heat from a furnace.
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- ideoscape — (according to w Arjun Appadurai) The global flow of ideologies.
- impeaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impeach.
- impeticos — to put in a pocket
- imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- in places — If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
- in specie — coined money; coin.
- incompass — Archaic form of encompass.
- inspected — Simple past tense and past participle of inspect.
- inspecter — Archaic form of inspector.
- inspector — a person who inspects.
- isocarpic — having carpels equal in number to the other floral parts.
- isopectic — a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to form at approximately the same period at the onset of winter.
- isopycnal — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- isopycnic — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- isotropic — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- jack post — a post for supporting a floor beam, having two telescoping sections, adjustable to any height.
- jacksnipe — Also called half snipe. a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
- japonicas — Plural form of japonica.
- 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.
- kinescope — a cathode-ray tube with a fluorescent screen on which an image is reproduced by a directed beam of electrons.
- klopstock — Friedrich Gottlieb [free-drikh gawt-leep] /ˈfri drɪx ˈgɔt lip/ (Show IPA), 1724–1803, German poet.
- knapsacks — Plural form of knapsack.
- koniscope — a device for detecting and measuring dust in the air
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- leucippus — 5th century bc Greek philosopher, who originated the atomist theory of matter, developed by his disciple, Democritus
- lick-spit — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- linchpins — Plural form of linchpin.
- lip-synch — the technical process by which this is done.
- lipsticks — Plural form of lipstick.
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely