9-letter words containing p, e, s, k
- muckheaps — Plural form of muckheap.
- nukespeak — Informal. euphemistic language and obscuring jargon used in discussions of nuclear weapons, nuclear power, etc.: nukespeak that minimizes the risks of nuclear war.
- ouspensky — Peter Demianovich [pee-ter di-myah-nuh-vich;; Russian pyawtr dyi-myah-nuh-vyich] /ˈpi tər dɪˈmyɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈpyɔtr dyɪˈmyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1947, Russian philosopher and author.
- outspeaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak.
- outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- packsheet — a cloth used for packing goods
- palsylike — resembling palsy
- pasternak — Boris Leonidovich [bawr-is,, bohr-,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees lyi-uh-nyee-duh-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs,, ˈboʊr-,, ˈbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis lyɪ ʌˈnyi də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1960, Russian poet, novelist, and translator: declined 1958 Nobel prize.
- peakiness — peaked2 .
- pecksniff — a person of Pecksniffian attitudes or behavior: a virtuousness that only a pecksniff could aspire to.
- peekskill — a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.
- pekingese — one of a Chinese breed of small dogs having a long, silky coat.
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- perkiness — jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
- perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
- phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
- physicked — a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
- pickiness — extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles.
- pikestaff — the shaft of an infantry pike.
- pinkiness — a pinky quality or colouring
- pipsqueak — a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.
- piss-take — A piss-take is an act of making fun of someone or something.
- plackless — lacking money; penniless
- pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
- prankster — a mischievous or malicious person who plays tricks, practical jokes, etc., at the expense of another.
- preshrink — to subject (textiles, garments, etc.) to a shrinking process before marketing to minimize subsequent shrinkage.
- preshrunk — of or relating to a fabric or garment that has been subjected to a shrinking process in order to reduce contraction when the apparel is washed or laundered.
- press kit — a packet of promotional materials, as background information, photographs, or samples, for distribution to the press, as at a press conference.
- pressmark — a symbol indicating the location of a book in the library.
- presswork — the working or management of a printing press.
- prestrike — of the period before a strike
- prestwick — international airport in W Scotland.
- proselike — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- purselike — resembling a purse
- push bike — A push bike is a bicycle which you move by turning the pedals with your feet.
- push-bike — a standard bicycle, operated by pedals rather than a motor.
- quickstep — (formerly) a lively step used in marching.
- rose pink — a light pinkish red color.
- sapsucker — any of several American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in maple, apple, hemlock, etc., drinking the sap and eating the insects that gather there.
- serpukhov — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- shakspere — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
- sheep ked — a wingless dipterous fly, Melophagus ovinus, that is an external parasite of sheep: family Hippoboscidae
- sheeplike — any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- sheepskin — the skin of a sheep, especially such a skin dressed with the wool on, as for a garment.
- sheeptick — a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.
- sheepwalk — a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.
- shipwreck — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- skatepark — A skatepark is an area that is designed for people to practise skateboarding.