9-letter words containing p, r, a, i, s
- spirogyra — a widely distributed filamentous freshwater green alga of the genus Spirogyra.
- spirulina — any of the blue-green algae of the genus Spirulina, sometimes added to food for its nutrient value.
- spoliator — a plunderer
- sporangia — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- sporidial — relating or belonging to one or more sporidia
- spragging — a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- sprawling — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- 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
- sprigtail — the pintail, Anas acuta.
- springald — a youth; young fellow.
- spritsail — a sail extended by a sprit.
- stairstep — a step in a staircase.
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- strap-oil — a beating
- strapline — a subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or in any advertisement
- strapping — powerfully built; robust.
- strip map — a map charting only the immediate territory to be traversed, which appears as a long, narrow strip.
- subprimal — (of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.
- sugar pie — an open pie with a brown sugar filling
- superwaif — a very young and very thin supermodel
- supinator — a muscle used in supination.
- surprisal — the act of surprising.
- sympatric — originating in or occupying the same geographical area.
- tap swirl — a device used to direct the flow of water from a tap in a sink
- taperwise — in the manner of a taper
- tearstrip — the part of packaging that may be easily torn to open it
- therapist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- 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.
- traipsing — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
- transpire — to occur; happen; take place.
- transship — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- trapezist — a trapeze artist
- trapezius — a broad, flat muscle on each side of the upper and back part of the neck, shoulders, and back, the action of which raises, or rotates, or draws back the shoulders, and pulls the head backward or to one side.
- trappings — articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character.
- trappists — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a branch of the Cistercian order, observing the austere reformed rule established at La Trappe in 1664.
- triphasic — having or existing in three phases.
- ubi supra — where (mentioned or cited) above
- uniparous — Zoology. producing only one egg or offspring at a time.
- unispiral — having one spiral.
- unsparing — not sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive.
- vampirish — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- vampirism — belief in the existence of vampires.
- vaporings — instances of boasting
- walpurgis — Saint, a.d. c710–780, English missionary and abbess in Germany: feast day May 1.
- wear ship — to change the tack of a sailing vessel, esp a square-rigger, by coming about so that the wind passes astern
- wrappings — Plural form of wrapping.
- xeriscape — environmental design of residential and park land using various methods for minimizing the need for water use.