9-letter words containing p, a, s, d, e
- sheephead — a large California food fish, Semicossyphus pulcher, of the wrasse family.
- sketchpad — sketchbook (def 1).
- slipcased — having a slipcase
- spaceband — a device on a linecaster for evening up the spaces between words
- spaceward — going into space
- spadefish — a deep-bodied marine fish of the genus Chaetodipterus, especially C. faber, of Atlantic coastal waters of North America.
- spadefoot — spadefoot toad.
- spadelike — resembling a spade
- spadework — preliminary or initial work, such as the gathering of data, on which further activity is to be based.
- spar deck — the upper deck of a vessel, extending from stem to stern.
- sparsedly — in a scattered manner
- spattered — to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.
- spearhead — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- speedball — a game similar to soccer with the chief difference that a player catching the ball on the fly can pass it with the hands.
- speedboat — a motorboat designed for high speeds.
- speedread — to read (something) very quickly
- speedwalk — an endless conveyor belt, moving walk, or the like used to transport standing persons from place to place.
- spendable — available for spending.
- spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
- spikedace — a scaleless, mottled, olive-brown fish, Meda fulgida, of the Gila River system in New Mexico and Arizona, having two dorsal spines.
- spikenard — an aromatic, Indian plant, Nardostachys jatamansi, of the valerian family, believed to be the nard of the ancients.
- spiralled — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spraddled — to straddle.
- spreathed — sore; chapped
- stampeder — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- standpipe — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
- stapedial — the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- stapedius — the small muscle in the inner ear attached to and controlling the stapes
- stepdance — a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.
- stop bead — a strip of molding along the inside of a window frame for holding a sliding sash.
- superroad — an extremely large road
- surpassed — to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
- therapsid — any of various groups of mammallike reptiles of the extinct order Therapsida, inhabiting all continents from mid-Permian to late Triassic times, some of which were probably warm-blooded and directly ancestral to mammals.
- underpass — a passage running underneath, especially a passage for pedestrians or vehicles, or both, crossing under a railroad, road, etc.
- unescaped — to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty: to escape from jail. Synonyms: flee, abscond, decamp.
- unpalsied — not affected by paralysis
- unpleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- unsampled — undemonstrated
- unsprayed — not sprayed with a chemical
- unstamped — not having a postage stamp affixed
- washed up — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
- washed-up — done for; having failed completely.
- whipsawed — subjected to a double loss, as when an investor has bought a stock at a high price soon before it declines and then, in order to make good the loss, sells it short before it advances.