9-letter words containing s, k, i, p
- moss pink — a phlox, Phlox subulata, of the eastern U.S., having showy pink to purple flowers.
- paasikivi — Juho Kusti [yoo -haw koo s-ti] /ˈyʊ hɔ ˈkʊs tɪ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1956, Finnish statesman: president 1946–56.
- pakistani — a native or inhabitant of Pakistan.
- palsylike — resembling palsy
- parkinson — a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, especially of the fingers and hands, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression.
- peakiness — peaked2 .
- pecksniff — a person of Pecksniffian attitudes or behavior: a virtuousness that only a pecksniff could aspire to.
- peekskill — a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.
- pekingese — one of a Chinese breed of small dogs having a long, silky coat.
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- perkiness — jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
- perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
- phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
- photodisk — a disk for use in a computer that contains photographs or can have photographs stored on it in a digitally coded manner
- physicked — a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
- pickiness — extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles.
- pikestaff — the shaft of an infantry pike.
- pilsudski — Józef [yoo-zef] /ˈyu zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1867–1935, Polish marshal and statesman: president 1918–22; premier 1926–28, 1930.
- pink slip — termination of employment
- pink-slip — to dismiss from a job: He will be pink-slipped next month.
- pinkiness — a pinky quality or colouring
- pipsqueak — a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.
- piss-take — A piss-take is an act of making fun of someone or something.
- piłsudski — Józef (ˈjuzɛf). 1867–1935, Polish nationalist leader and statesman; president (1918–21) and premier (1926–28; 1930)
- plasticky — made of or resembling plastic
- plus tick — uptick (def 2).
- preshrink — to subject (textiles, garments, etc.) to a shrinking process before marketing to minimize subsequent shrinkage.
- press kit — a packet of promotional materials, as background information, photographs, or samples, for distribution to the press, as at a press conference.
- prestrike — of the period before a strike
- prestwick — international airport in W Scotland.
- prickspur — a spur having a single sharp goad or point.
- prisiadka — a step in Slavic folk dancing in which the dancer squats on the haunches and kicks out each foot alternately; the characteristic step of the kazachok.
- proselike — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- psamtik i — king of Egypt 663–609 b.c. (son of Necho I).
- puckishly — in a puckish manner
- purselike — resembling a purse
- push bike — A push bike is a bicycle which you move by turning the pedals with your feet.
- push-bike — a standard bicycle, operated by pedals rather than a motor.
- quickstep — (formerly) a lively step used in marching.
- rose pink — a light pinkish red color.
- 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.
- sheepskin — the skin of a sheep, especially such a skin dressed with the wool on, as for a garment.
- sheeptick — a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.
- shipwreck — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- skaldship — the office of an ancient Scandinavian poet
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- ski pants — pants worn for skiing, having the legs tapered to fit snugly at the ankles and sometimes having a strap going under the arch, often made of a stretch or waterproof fabric.
- ski slope — snow-covered hill at ski resort
- skiagraph — a radiograph.