9-letter words containing n, a, p
- antisleep — acting to prevent sleep
- antispast — a group of four syllables, two short and two long, in a metric foot
- antitypes — Plural form of antitype.
- apartment — An apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.
- apartness — the quality of being apart
- apeldoorn — a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby is the summer residence of the Dutch royal family. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)
- 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.
- apertness — the quality of being apert
- aphanitic — of or resembling aphanite
- apishness — The state or quality of being apish.
- aplanatic — (of a lens or mirror) free from spherical aberration
- aplanetic — (esp of some algal and fungal spores) nonmotile or lacking a motile stage
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- apoenzyme — a protein component that together with a coenzyme forms an enzyme
- apophenia — (psychology) The perception of or belief in connectedness among unrelated phenomena.
- apophenic — Of or relating to apophenia.
- appalling — Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- appalment — The state of being appalled or alarmed.
- appanaged — having appanage
- appanages — Plural form of appanage.
- appealant — Obsolete form of appellant.
- 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.
- appellant — An appellant is someone who is appealing against a court's decision after they have been judged guilty of a crime.
- appenages — Plural form of appenage.
- appendage — An appendage is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important.
- appendant — attached, affixed, or added
- appendent — attached or suspended; annexed.
- appending — Present participle of append.
- appentice — penthouse (def 4).
- appenzell — a canton of NE Switzerland, divided in 1597 into the Protestant demicanton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes and the Catholic demicanton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes. Capitals: Herisau and Appenzell, respectively. Pop: 53 200 and Pop: 15 000 (2002 est) respectively. Areas: 243 sq km (94 sq miles) and 171 sq km (66 sq miles) respectively
- appertain — to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc; relate (to) or be connected (with)
- appetence — a natural craving or desire
- appetency — a strong desire; craving; appetite
- applanate — having a horizontally flattened form.
- appletini — a cocktail consisting of vodka and apple juice with apple cider, apple brandy, or apple liqueur, and sometimes vermouth
- appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- applicant — An applicant for something such as a job or a place at a college is someone who makes a formal written request to be given it.
- appointed — If something happens at the appointed time, it happens at the time that was decided in advance.
- appointee — An appointee is someone who has been chosen for a particular job or position of responsibility.
- appointer — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- appointor — a person to whom a power to nominate persons to take property is given by deed or will
- apportion — When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given.
- apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- apprising — appraise.
- apprizing — Present participle of apprize.
- approving — An approving reaction or remark shows support for something, or satisfaction with it.