9-letter words containing p, e, s, a
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- sisyphean — of or relating to Sisyphus.
- skatepark — A skatepark is an area that is designed for people to practise skateboarding.
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- sketchpad — sketchbook (def 1).
- skiascope — retinoscope.
- skippable — able to be skipped, omitted, or passed over without loss; unimportant.
- slag heap — A slag heap is a hill made from waste material, such as rock and mud, left over from mining.
- sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
- sleepwalk — to engage in sleepwalking.
- sleepwear — garments, as nightgowns or pajamas, worn for sleeping or at bedtime.
- slip seat — an upholstered seat having its own frame that fits loosely into the frame of a chair.
- slipcased — having a slipcase
- snake pit — a mental hospital marked by squalor and inhumane or indifferent care for the patients.
- snap bean — a crisp bean pod, as a green bean or a wax bean, that is easily broken into pieces for cooking.
- snaphance — a type of mechanism similar to a flintlock used to discharge a gun
- snow pear — a small tree, Pyrus nivalis, of eastern Europe and Asia Minor, having showy flowers and nearly globe-shaped fruit.
- snowscape — landscape covered with snow.
- soapberry — the fruit of any of certain tropical or subtropical trees of the genus Sapindus, especially S. saponaria, used as a substitute for soap.
- soapstone — a massive variety of talc with a soapy or greasy feel, used for hearths, washtubs, tabletops, carved ornaments, etc.
- soleplate — a plate upon which studding is erected.
- somascope — a medical instrument used to inspect internal organs for disease
- someplace — somewhere.
- soopstake — sweeping up all stakes
- space age — period post-1950s onwards
- space bar — a horizontal bar on a typewriter keyboard that is depressed in order to resume typing one space to the right.
- space law — the projected law that would govern the use of outer space by various nations based on certain treaties.
- space man — space writer.
- space out — the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- space-age — pertaining to or characteristic of the Space Age.
- space-bar — a horizontal bar on a typewriter keyboard that is depressed in order to resume typing one space to the right.
- spaceband — a device on a linecaster for evening up the spaces between words
- spaceless — having no limits or dimensions in space; limitless; unbounded.
- spaceport — a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.
- spaceship — spacecraft.
- spaceshot — a launch of a space vehicle beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- spacesuit — a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
- spacewalk — a task or mission performed by an astronaut outside a spacecraft in space.
- spaceward — going into space
- spaciness — the state of being spacey
- 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.
- spaghetti — a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
- spanaemia — a lack of red corpuscles in blood
- spanaemic — relating to a lack of red corpuscles in blood
- spar deck — the upper deck of a vessel, extending from stem to stern.
- spareable — to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.