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9-letter words containing s, h, l, e, p

  • hypostyle — having many columns carrying the roof or ceiling: a hypostyle hall.
  • isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
  • klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
  • lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
  • lampshell — Alternative form of lamp shell.
  • leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
  • loopholes — Plural form of loophole.
  • mesophile — mesophilic.
  • mesophyll — the parenchyma, usually containing chlorophyll, that forms the interior parts of a leaf.
  • nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
  • nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
  • palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
  • pearl ash — the granular crystalline form of potassium carbonate
  • pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
  • phalanges — a plural of phalanx.
  • phalluses — an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.
  • phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
  • phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
  • philhorse — the horse, in a group of horses that are used to pull a carriage etc, which is at the back and nearest the object being pulled
  • phlebitis — inflammation of a vein, often occurring in the legs and involving the formation of a thrombus, characterized by swelling, pain, and change of skin color.
  • photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
  • phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
  • pile shoe — an iron casting shaped to a point and fitted to a lower end of a wooden or concrete pile
  • plansheer — plancer.
  • playhouse — a theater.
  • plenished — to fill up; stock; furnish.
  • plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
  • polyphase — having more than one phase.
  • post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
  • preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
  • published — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
  • publisher — a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.
  • punchless — having no punch
  • replenish — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • republish — to publish again: to republish a bestseller in a special illustrated edition.
  • rulership — the act or fact of ruling or the state of being ruled: Foreign rulership of the country began in the 18th century.
  • schlepper — to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.
  • self-help — the act of providing for or helping or the ability to provide for or help oneself without assistance from others.
  • sepulcher — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
  • sepulchre — to place in a sepulcher; bury.
  • shapeless — having no definite or regular shape or form: a shapeless mass of clay.
  • sheepfold — an enclosure for sheep.
  • sheeplike — any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
  • sheepwalk — a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.
  • shippable — being in a suitable form or condition for shipping1 .
  • showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
  • sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
  • siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
  • slag heap — A slag heap is a hill made from waste material, such as rock and mud, left over from mining.
  • slipsheet — a sheet so inserted.
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