9-letter words containing p, e, s, a
- spinacene — a type of vaccine
- spinebash — to rest; loaf.
- spinnaker — a large, usually triangular sail carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind or when the wind is abaft the beam.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spiralled — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spiraster — a part of a living sponge
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- split pea — a dried green pea, split and used especially for soup.
- spoilable — able to be spoiled
- spokesman — a person who speaks for another or for a group.
- spongebag — A spongebag is a small bag in which you keep things such as soap and a toothbrush when you are travelling.
- sportable — capable of being sported or used in sport
- sportance — pleasurable or playful activities
- sporulate — to produce spores.
- spot rate — trading: immediate price
- spottable — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- spraddled — to straddle.
- spreathed — sore; chapped
- sprekelia — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, from Mexico and Guatemala, related to hippeastrum and grown for its striking crimson or white pendent flowers, in the form of a cross: family Amaryllidaceae
- spur gear — a gear having straight teeth cut on the rim parallel to the axis of rotation.
- spy plane — an aircraft used to carry out surveillance of an enemy country or military formations from a high altitude
- spymaster — an espionage agent who directs a network of subordinate agents.
- square up — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- stairstep — a step in a staircase.
- stampeder — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stampless — without a stamp
- 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
- steampipe — a pipe for conveying steam from a boiler.
- steampunk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- steamship — a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.
- steel pan — steel drum.
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- step back — retreat, move backwards
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- 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.
- stephanie — a female given name.
- stipitate — having or supported by a stipe: a stipitate ovary.
- stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- stop bead — a strip of molding along the inside of a window frame for holding a sliding sash.
- stoppable — capable of being stopped.
- strapless — without a strap or straps.
- strapline — a subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or in any advertisement
- sub-phase — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- subpoenas — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- subsample — a specimen from or a small part of a sample.
- sugar pea — snow pea.
- sugar pie — an open pie with a brown sugar filling