9-letter words containing p, t, c, a
- slapstick — broad comedy characterized by boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, mugging, and obvious farcical situations and jokes.
- sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
- sociopath — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- space out — the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spaceport — a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.
- spaceshot — a launch of a space vehicle beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- spacesuit — a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
- spartacus — died 71 b.c, Thracian slave, gladiator, and insurrectionist.
- spartanic — (usually lowercase) suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere.
- sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
- spasmatic — given to spasms
- spec rate — (benchmark) Results of the throughput measurement using SPEC benchmark suites CINT92 and CFP92. With the throughput measurement method, several copies of a given benchmark are executed. The method is particularly suitable for multiprocessor systems. The results, called SPEC rate, express how many jobs of a particular type (characterised by the individual benchmark) can be executed in a given time (The SPEC reference time happens to be a week, the execution times are normalized with respect to a VAX 11/780). The SPEC rates therefore characterise the capacity of a system for compute-intensive jobs of similar characteristics. See also SPEC ratio.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spectacle — anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
- spectator — a weekly periodical (1711–12, 1714) issued by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
- speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- sport car — a small, high-powered automobile with long, low lines, usually seating two persons.
- sportance — pleasurable or playful activities
- spot card — spot (def 10b).
- spot cash — an amount of money paid immediately in cash
- stamp act — an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766.
- 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.
- stopwatch — a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- sulphatic — sulphuric, of or pertaining to a sulphate
- supercrat — a high-ranking bureaucrat, especially one of cabinet rank.
- supplicat — a petition (to a university) for a degree
- sweptback — (of the leading edge of an airfoil) forming a markedly obtuse angle with the fuselage.
- sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympatico — simpatico
- sympatric — originating in or occupying the same geographical area.
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- tachypnea — excessively rapid respiration.
- tailpiece — a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
- tap dance — dance performed with clicking shoes
- tap-dance — to perform a tap dance.
- tape deck — a component of an audio system for playing tapes, using an external amplifier and speakers.
- tape echo — a means of delaying the repeat of a sound by adjusting the time lapse between the recording and playback heads of a tape recorder
- teacupful — as much as a teacup will hold, equal to 4 fluid ounces (113 grams).
- tie clasp — an ornamental metal clasp for securing the two ends of a necktie to a shirt front.
- tocopilla — a seaport in N Chile.
- top whack — the maximum price
- top-class — Top-class means among the finest of its kind.
- topcastle — a large fighting top used in medieval ships.
- topically — pertaining to or dealing with matters of current or local interest: a topical reference.