9-letter words containing s, e, r, p, n
- 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.
- step turn — a turn in which a skier lifts one ski from the snow, faces the ski slightly outward in the direction to be turned, sets it down, and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.
- sternport — an opening or window in the stern of ship
- sternpost — an upright member rising from the after end of a keel; a rudderpost or propeller post.
- stonecrop — any plant of the genus Sedum, especially a mosslike herb, S. acre, having small, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers, frequently growing on rocks and walls.
- strapline — a subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or in any advertisement
- superbank — a bank that owns other banks; an overarching banking organization
- superfine — extra fine, as in grain or texture; unusually fine: superfine sugar.
- superfund — a large fund set up to finance an expensive program or project.
- supergene — formed by descending waters, as mineral or ore deposits (opposed to hypogene).
- superlong — extremely long
- supermind — an exceptional mind
- supermini — the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- supernate — a supernatant liquid
- supernova — the explosion of a star, possibly caused by gravitational collapse, during which the star's luminosity increases by as much as 20 magnitudes and most of the star's mass is blown away at very high velocity, sometimes leaving behind an extremely dense core.
- superthin — extremely thin
- supervene — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- suspender — Usually, suspenders. Also called, especially British, braces. adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends buttoned or clipped to the waistband of a pair of trousers or a skirt to support it.
- suspenser — a film that creates a feeling of suspense
- suspensor — a suspensory ligament, bandage, etc.
- taperness — the state or quality of being a taper or tapered
- transpire — to occur; happen; take place.
- transpose — to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange: to transpose the third and fourth letters of a word.
- underpass — a passage running underneath, especially a passage for pedestrians or vehicles, or both, crossing under a railroad, road, etc.
- underspin — backspin.
- unprecise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- unpressed — not pressed, squashed, or compressed
- unpursued — not followed or pursued
- unsprayed — not sprayed with a chemical
- unstopper — to unstop.
- unstriped — not striped; nonstriated, as muscular tissue.
- warplanes — Plural form of warplane.
- winepress — a machine in which the juice from grapes is pressed for wine.
- wrest pin — peg (def 5).