9-letter words containing r, i, p, e, n, s
- repulsing — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- reserpine — an alkaloid, C 3 3 H 4 0 N 2 O 9 , obtained from the root of the rauwolfia, Rauwolfia serpentina, used in the treatment of hypertension.
- reshaping — the act of shaping again or differently
- ripienist — an orchestral member who is there to swell the sound rather than play solo
- rose pink — a light pinkish red color.
- sandpiper — any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call.
- scarpines — an instrument for torturing feet
- scrape in — to succeed in entering with difficulty or by a narrow margin
- septarian — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- seraphine — an old reed-based keyboard instrument; a reed organ
- seriplane — a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.
- serpentis — genitive of Serpens.
- shear pin — an easily replaceable pin inserted in a machine at a critical point and designed to shear and stop the machine if the load becomes too great
- shipborne — carried on a ship.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- simpering — to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
- singapore — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
- sparteine — a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
- spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- speranski — Mikhail Mikhailovich (mixɑˈil). 1772–1839, Russian statesman, chief adviser (1807–12) to Alexander I. His greatest achievement was the codification of Russian law (begun 1826)
- sphincter — a circular band of voluntary or involuntary muscle that encircles an orifice of the body or one of its hollow organs.
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
- spikenard — an aromatic, Indian plant, Nardostachys jatamansi, of the valerian family, believed to be the nard of the ancients.
- spinnaker — a large, usually triangular sail carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind or when the wind is abaft the beam.
- spinneret — an organ or part by means of which a spider, insect larva, or the like spins a silky thread for its web or cocoon.
- splintery — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- sporeling — Botany, Mycology. the young individual developed from a spore.
- springlet — a small spring of water.
- sprinkler — any of various devices for sprinkling, as a watering pot, a container of water with a perforated top used to sprinkle clothes before ironing, or especially a perforated ring or small stand with a revolving nozzle to which a hose is attached for watering a lawn with a fine, even spray.
- sprintnet — A public packet-switched network using the ITU-T X.25 protocols, that provides dial-up access to services like Delphi, Portal, GEnie and Compuserve.
- strapline — a subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or in any advertisement
- superfine — extra fine, as in grain or texture; unusually fine: superfine sugar.
- supermind — an exceptional mind
- supermini — the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- superthin — extremely thin
- transpire — to occur; happen; take place.
- underspin — backspin.
- unprecise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- unstriped — not striped; nonstriated, as muscular tissue.
- winepress — a machine in which the juice from grapes is pressed for wine.
- wrest pin — peg (def 5).