9-letter words containing g, a, p, e
- propagule — Botany, Mycology. any structure capable of being propagated or acting as an agent of reproduction.
- pterygial — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
- pupillage — the condition of being a pupil or duration for which one is a pupil
- purgative — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
- purgeable — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- putrilage — putrid or putrescent matter.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- rag paper — a high-quality paper made from cotton or linen pulp.
- ragpicker — a person who picks up rags and other waste material from the streets, refuse heaps, etc., for a livelihood.
- recapping — to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.
- repackage — to package again or afresh, as in a different style, design, or size: The soap has been repackaged to be more eye-catching.
- repairing — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- repassage — a passage back or return, a repass or act of repassing
- repeating — repeating or saying again
- repechage — (in cycling and rowing) a last-chance qualifying heat in which the runners-up in earlier heats race each other, with the winner advancing to the finals.
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- reportage — the act or technique of reporting news.
- reprogram — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- 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
- 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
- scapegoat — a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
- scrapegut — a fiddle player
- scrappage — the act or process of scrapping
- scrippage — the contents of a scrip
- sea grape — a tropical American tree, Coccoloba uvifera, of the buckwheat family, bearing grapelike clusters of edible purple berries.
- serigraph — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- singapore — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- slag heap — A slag heap is a hill made from waste material, such as rock and mud, left over from mining.
- space age — period post-1950s onwards
- space-age — pertaining to or characteristic of the Space Age.
- spaghetti — a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
- 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.
- spongebag — A spongebag is a small bag in which you keep things such as soap and a toothbrush when you are travelling.
- spur gear — a gear having straight teeth cut on the rim parallel to the axis of rotation.
- sugar pea — snow pea.
- sugar pie — an open pie with a brown sugar filling
- super vga — Super Video Graphics Array
- 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
- telegraph — an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, especially by means of an electric device consisting essentially of a sending instrument and a distant receiving instrument connected by a conducting wire or other communications channel.
- tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
- the gapes — a disease of young poultry and birds, characterized by gasping and choking and caused by gapeworms
- theophagy — the sacramental eating of a god
- trade gap — difference in value between nation's imports and exports
- tragelaph — a mythical animal that is a cross between a goat and a stag