9-letter words containing h, e, a, p
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- sisyphean — of or relating to Sisyphus.
- sketchpad — sketchbook (def 1).
- slag heap — A slag heap is a hill made from waste material, such as rock and mud, left over from mining.
- snaphance — a type of mechanism similar to a flintlock used to discharge a gun
- spaceship — spacecraft.
- spaceshot — a launch of a space vehicle beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- spadefish — a deep-bodied marine fish of the genus Chaetodipterus, especially C. faber, of Atlantic coastal waters of North America.
- 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.
- spearfish — fish: type of marlin
- spearhead — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- speechway — a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
- sphacelus — the death of living tissue
- sphaerite — an aluminium phosphate
- spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- spinebash — to rest; loaf.
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- spreathed — sore; chapped
- steamship — a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- stephanie — a female given name.
- sub-phase — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- superheat — the state of being superheated.
- sweatshop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
- synalepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
- table-hop — to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.
- tachypnea — excessively rapid respiration.
- tap shoes — shoes worn by tap-dancers which are equipped with taps that make a rhythmic sound when the shoes are used for dancing
- tape echo — a means of delaying the repeat of a sound by adjusting the time lapse between the recording and playback heads of a tape recorder
- tape head — a device which converts electrical signals to magnetic fluctuations and back again; used in tape recorders
- 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.
- telepathy — communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
- telophase — the final stage of meiosis or mitosis, in which the separated chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the dividing cell and the nuclei of the daughter cells form around the two sets of chromosomes.
- tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
- thaneship — thanage.
- the apple — Big Apple
- the gapes — a disease of young poultry and birds, characterized by gasping and choking and caused by gapeworms
- the pinta — one of the three ships commanded by Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)
- the strap — a beating with a strap as a punishment
- the-wasps — a satirical comedy (422 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
- theopathy — religious emotion excited by the contemplation of God.
- theophagy — the sacramental eating of a god
- theophany — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- therapist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- therapsid — any of various groups of mammallike reptiles of the extinct order Therapsida, inhabiting all continents from mid-Permian to late Triassic times, some of which were probably warm-blooded and directly ancestral to mammals.
- threepeat — to win a third consecutive victory.
- top-heavy — having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too great weight above.
- tophamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
- toxaphene — an amber, waxy, water-insoluble solid, whose principal constituent is chlorinated camphene, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- tragelaph — a mythical animal that is a cross between a goat and a stag