9-letter words containing p, l, a, n, g
- pelasgian — of or relating to the Pelasgians.
- pellagrin — a person affected with pellagra.
- pentalogy — a combination of five closely related things, esp (in medicine) closely connected symptoms or (in art) related works of art
- pentangle — pentagram.
- phalanger — any of numerous arboreal marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, of Australia, having foxlike ears and a long, bushy tail.
- phalanges — a plural of phalanx.
- phalangid — an arachnid that belongs to the family Phalangidae
- pig latin — a form of language, used especially by children, that is derived from ordinary English by moving the first consonant or consonant cluster of each word to the end of the word and adding the sound (ā), as in Eakspay igpay atinlay for “Speak Pig Latin.”.
- pigmental — of or relating to a pigment or pigments, or the natural colouring of a person or thing
- pillaging — the act of robbing a town, village, etc of booty or spoils, esp during a war
- placating — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- plainsong — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
- plannings — the act or process of making a plan or plans.
- plant bug — any of numerous, often brightly colored hemipterous insects of the family Miridae that feed on the juices of plants.
- plantling — a young plant
- playgoing — the activity of attending the theatre
- plaything — a thing to play with; toy.
- pleadings — the act of a person who pleads.
- plicating — Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- ploughman — A ploughman is a man whose job it is to plough the land, especially with a plough pulled by horses or oxen.
- pokelogan — marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.
- polygonal — a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.
- prayingly — with prayer, prayerfully
- pregnable — capable of being taken or won by force: a pregnable fortress.
- presignal — to signal in advance
- pulsating — throbbing
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- salpingo- — indicating the Fallopian tubes
- slap bang — exactly
- slap-bang — slam-bang.
- spanglish — Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions.
- sparingly — economical (often followed by in or of).
- sparkling — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- spiraling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- sprawling — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- springald — a youth; young fellow.
- tangle up — become knotted or intertwined
- unplagued — an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
- upscaling — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
- walloping — a vigorous blow.
- wing flap — a control flap on the wing of an aeroplane
- yappingly — in a yapping manner