9-letter words containing p, r, i, a, s
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- base pair — a pair of bases consisting of the pyrimidine base of one nucleotide joined by a hydrogen bond to the complementary purine base of another nucleotide: such pairs form the links between the two strands of DNA and of double-stranded RNA
- breastpin — a brooch worn on the breast, esp to close a garment
- callipers — an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- campfires — Plural form of campfire.
- campshirt — a loose, short-sleeved shirt or blouse with an open collar
- caparison — a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
- caprifigs — Plural form of caprifig.
- caprioles — Plural form of capriole.
- caryopsis — a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses
- chapiters — Plural form of chapiter.
- chaprassi — an office worker or doorman
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- comprisal — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- crampfish — a ray of the order Torpediniformes with electric organs on either side of its head
- crankpins — Plural form of crankpin.
- crappiest — Superlative form of crappy.
- crispated — Crispate.
- crisphead — a variety of lettuce with a dense cabbage-like head and mild crunchy leaves
- dayspring — the dawn
- deiparous — giving birth to a god
- despaired — loss of hope; hopelessness.
- despairer — a person who despairs
- diagraphs — Plural form of diagraph.
- diapirism — the existence of diapirs
- diasporas — Plural form of diaspora.
- diaspores — Plural form of diaspore.
- diasporic — of or relating to a (or the) Diaspora
- dipterans — Plural form of dipteran.
- dis pater — Dis.
- disappear — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- disparate — distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- disparity — lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
- disparted — Simple past tense and past participle of dispart.
- dispauper — to divest of the status of a person having the privileges of a pauper, as of public support or of legal rights as a pauper.
- dispersal — The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
- displacer — a person or thing that displaces.
- displayer — One who, or that which, displays.
- dispraise — to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
- disproval — The act of disproving; disproof.
- disrepair — the condition of needing repair; an impaired or neglected state.
- dragstrip — a race course for drag racing
- draperies — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
- draw-slip — a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- dropsical — of, like, or affected with dropsy.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dyspraxia — inability to perform coordinated movements.
- dyspraxic — Of or pertaining to dyspraxia.
- earpieces — Plural form of earpiece.