9-letter words containing i, p, e
- antipodes — People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as the Antipodes.
- antipopes — Plural form of antipope.
- antipress — opposed to or acting against the press
- antisleep — acting to prevent sleep
- antitypes — Plural form of antitype.
- apartheid — Apartheid was a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law.
- apatheism — (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
- apatheist — (religion) A person who may accept the existence of a god, but who does not care about that god's existence.
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- apennines — a mountain range in Italy, extending over 1250 km (800 miles) from the northwest to the southernmost tip of the peninsula. Highest peak: Monte Corno, 2912 m (9554 ft)
- aperients — Plural form of aperient.
- aperiodic — not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals
- aperitifs — Plural form of aperitif.
- aperitive — aperient.
- aperitivo — aperitif (sense 2), esp. any of those produced in Italy
- apheresis — the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word
- apheretic — Standard spelling of aphaeretic.
- aphetized — (linguistics, of a word) Having undergone aphesis, the removal of an unstressed initial vowel.
- aphorized — Simple past tense and past participle of aphorize.
- aphorizer — a person who aphorizes
- aphorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize.
- aphrodite — the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus
- apiaceous — of the family Apiaceae; umbelliferous
- apiculate — (of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
- apishness — The state or quality of being apish.
- aplanetic — (esp of some algal and fungal spores) nonmotile or lacking a motile stage
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apologies — a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.
- apologise — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologize — When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say 'I apologize' as a formal way of saying sorry.
- apophenia — (psychology) The perception of or belief in connectedness among unrelated phenomena.
- apophenic — Of or relating to apophenia.
- apostille — a marginal annotation or note.
- apothecia — the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- apothesis — (architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
- appealing — Someone or something that is appealing is pleasing and attractive.
- appearing — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- appeasing — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- appending — Present participle of append.
- appentice — penthouse (def 4).
- appertain — to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc; relate (to) or be connected (with)
- appetible — desirable or capable of arousing desire
- appetiser — Alternative spelling of appetizer.
- appetites — Plural form of appetite.
- appetized — Simple past tense and past participle of appetize.
- appetizer — An appetizer is the first course of a meal. It consists of a small amount of food.
- apple pie — An apple pie is a kind of pie made with apples.
- apple-pie — pertaining to or embodying traditional American values: apple-pie virtues; an apple-pie issue that no politician could vote against.
- appletini — a cocktail consisting of vodka and apple juice with apple cider, apple brandy, or apple liqueur, and sometimes vermouth
- appliable — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.