9-letter words containing i, g, p
- pickering — Edward Charles, 1846–1919, and his brother, William Henry, 1858–1938, U.S. astronomers.
- picketing — a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
- pictogram — pictograph.
- picturing — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- pidginize — to develop (a language) into a pidgin.
- pied shag — a large New Zealand seabird, Phalacrocorax varius, with a white throat and underparts
- pig latin — a form of language, used especially by children, that is derived from ordinary English by moving the first consonant or consonant cluster of each word to the end of the word and adding the sound (ā), as in Eakspay igpay atinlay for “Speak Pig Latin.”.
- pig's ear — ear of a pig
- pig's fry — the heart, liver, lights, and sweetbreads of a pig cooked, esp fried, together
- pigeonite — a monoclinic variety of pyroxene consisting mainly of a mixture of (MgFe)SiO 3 and CaMg(SiO 3) 2 .
- piggyback — on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- pigheaded — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- pigmental — of or relating to a pigment or pigments, or the natural colouring of a person or thing
- pigmented — a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- pignorate — to pledge or pawn
- pilferage — the act or practice of pilfering; petty theft.
- pilfering — stealing, petty theft
- pilgarlic — a person regarded with mild or pretended contempt or pity.
- pilgrimer — a pilgrim
- pillaging — the act of robbing a town, village, etc of booty or spoils, esp during a war
- pin grass — common storksbill, a weed with fernlike leaves
- pinch bug — a stag beetle
- ping hsin — (Hsieh Wan-ying) Bing Xin.
- ping-pong — to move back and forth or transfer rapidly from one locale, job, etc., to another; switch: The patient was ping-ponged from one medical specialist to another.
- pipetting — to measure or transfer a quantity of a liquid with a pipette.
- pistology — the branch of theology dealing with faith.
- pit grave — a shallow grave hollowed out of a bed of rock or the floor of a tholos.
- pittsburg — a city in W California.
- pityingly — full of or expressing pity: a pitying look.
- placating — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- plainsong — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
- plannings — the act or process of making a plan or plans.
- plantling — a young plant
- playgoing — the activity of attending the theatre
- plaything — a thing to play with; toy.
- pleadings — the act of a person who pleads.
- plexiglas — material: acrylic glass
- plicating — Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- plightful — filled with distress
- ploughing — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
- plug into — If you plug into a computer system, you are able to use it or see the information stored on it.
- plus sign — the symbol (+) indicating summation or a positive quality.
- pocketing — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- podgorica — a republic in S Europe since 2006: formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, in the SW part (1918–2006); an independent kingdom 1878–1918. 6333 sq. mi. (13,812 sq. km). Capital: Podgorica.
- pogromist — a person who participates in a pogrom
- poignancy — the state or condition of being poignant.
- poisoning — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- polygamic — polygamous.
- polygenic — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.