9-letter words containing p, a, i, n
- flippancy — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- galloping — at a gallop; running or moving quickly.
- gaspiness — the quality or state of being gaspy
- gaziantep — a city in S Turkey in Asia.
- gazumping — Present participle of gazump.
- giantship — the character, condition, or personality of a giant
- gippsland — a fertile region of SE Australia, in SE Victoria, extending east along the coast from Melbourne to the New South Wales border. Area: 35 200 sq km (13 600 sq miles)
- grampians — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grapeline — grapnel.
- grapevine — a town in N Texas.
- grapiness — the quality of tasting like a grape
- grappling — a hook or an iron instrument by which one thing, as a ship, fastens onto another; grapnel.
- gray pine — jack pine.
- grill pan — a wide, shallow metal vessel used to contain food that is being cooked under a grill
- guard pin — (in a lever escapement) a pin on the lever, meeting the safety roller in such a way as to prevent the lever from overbanking.
- guineapig — Alternative spelling of guinea pig.
- half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- hampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- hand-pick — to pick by hand.
- handgrips — Plural form of handgrip.
- handicaps — Plural form of handicap.
- handpiece — The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
- handprint — an impression or mark made with the palm and fingers on a surface.
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- happening — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- hesperian — western; occidental.
- hispanism — a movement in Latin America for the promotion of Spanish or of native culture and influence. Compare hispanidad.
- hispanist — a specialist in the Spanish or Portuguese language or in Spanish or Latin-American literature or culture.
- hypanthia — Plural form of hypanthium.
- hypnoidal — characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usually induced by other than hypnotic means.
- hypomania — a mania of low intensity.
- hypomanic — Afflicted with a mild state of mania.
- hypotonia — An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.
- ice plant — a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
- impacting — the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield.
- impaction — an act or instance of impacting.
- impairing — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- impaneled — Simple past tense and past participle of impanel.
- imparting — to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.
- impassion — to fill, or affect strongly, with intense feeling or passion; inflame; excite.
- impasting — Present participle of impaste.
- impatiens — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
- impatient — not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
- impeccant — Without sin; impeccable.
- impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- impennate — (zoology) Characterized by short wings covered with feathers resembling scales, as in the penguins.