9-letter words containing n, i, p, l, e
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- singspiel — a German opera, especially of the 18th century, using spoken dialogue and resembling ballad opera.
- sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- slipnoose — a noose with a knot that slides along the rope, thus forming a noose that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- snipe fly — any of various predatory dipterous flies of the family Leptidae (or Rhagionidae), such as Rhagio scolopacea of Europe, having an elongated body and long legs
- soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
- spellbind — to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.
- spineless — having no spines or quills.
- spinelike — resembling a spine
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- splenetic — of the spleen; splenic.
- splenitis — inflammation of the spleen
- splintery — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- split end — an offensive end who lines up some distance outside the formation on the line of scrimmage as a pass receiver.
- split-new — brand-new
- sponsible — responsible
- sporeling — Botany, Mycology. the young individual developed from a spore.
- spot line — a rope or wire hung from a specific place on the gridiron for flying a piece of scenery that could not be flied by the existing battens.
- springlet — a small spring of water.
- sprinkler — any of various devices for sprinkling, as a watering pot, a container of water with a perforated top used to sprinkle clothes before ironing, or especially a perforated ring or small stand with a revolving nozzle to which a hose is attached for watering a lawn with a fine, even spray.
- steepling — an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire, erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc.
- strapline — a subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or in any advertisement
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- tailplane — horizontal stabilizer.
- taxiplane — an airplane available for chartered or unscheduled trips.
- telepoint — a system providing a place where a cordless telephone can be connected to a telephone network
- teleprint — to print out (a message) using a teleprinter
- terpineol — any of several unsaturated, cyclic, tertiary alcohols having the formula C 10 H 18 O, occurring in nature in many essential oils or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes.
- tin plate — thin sheet of tin-coated iron, steel
- tin-plate — to coat (iron or steel sheet) with tin.
- top-liner — an entertainer who is important enough to be the star of a show
- trip line — (in lumbering) a line for freeing a dog hook from a log at a distance.
- tripleton — (especially in bridge) a set of three cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt.
- tropeolin — any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
- unapplied — having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (distinguished from theoretical, opposed to pure): applied mathematics; applied science.
- uncleship — the position or status of an uncle; the condition of being an uncle
- unimplied — involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood: an implied rebuke; an implied compliment.
- unpalsied — not affected by paralysis
- unpiloted — without a pilot; unguided
- unplained — unlamented
- unpliable — easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
- unpoliced — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- unreplied — to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: to reply to a question.
- unspoiled — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- upwelling — an act or instance of welling up: an upwelling of public support; an upwelling of emotion in his voice.
- vulpinite — a type of granular anhydrite
- weepingly — In a weeping manner.
- wellpoint — a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area so that it can be pumped away, as to prevent an excavation from filling with ground water.
- wheelspin — the spinning of a wheel, especially that of a drive wheel of a powered vehicle that has poor traction.