9-letter words containing s, l, i, p
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- popliteus — a thin, flat, triangular muscle in back of the knee, the action of which assists in bending the knee and in rotating the leg toward the body.
- posologic — of or relating to doses of medicines
- post mill — a windmill built round a central post on which the whole mill can be turned so that the sails catch the wind
- postaxial — pertaining to or situated behind the axis of the body, especially the posterior side of the axis of a limb.
- postfixal — of or relating to a postfix, having postfixes
- postilion — a person who rides the left horse of the leading or only pair of horses drawing a carriage.
- postiller — a writer of postils; an annotator
- posttrial — Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- pot still — a simple and sometimes primitive type of still, used especially in the making of cognac, corn liquor, and malt Scotch whisky.
- praiseful — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- precisely — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- prelatism — prelacy; episcopacy.
- prelusion — a prelude.
- prelusive — introductory.
- presenile — pertaining to or exhibiting the characteristics of presenility; prematurely old.
- presidial — presidential
- presignal — to signal in advance
- priceless — having a value beyond all price; invaluable: a priceless artwork.
- prideless — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- priestley — J(ohn) B(oynton) [boin-tuh n,, -tn] /ˈbɔɪn tən,, -tn/ (Show IPA), 1894–1984, English novelist.
- printless — making, retaining, or showing no print or impression.
- priscilla — a female given name: from a Roman family name.
- proclisis — the pronunciation of a word as a proclitic
- profilist — a person who creates a profile
- prolepsis — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
- prologist — a prologue writer or performer
- prolusion — a preliminary written article.
- proselike — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- prosocial — acting to the benefit of society in general
- prosodial — of or relating to prosody
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- ptolemies — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- publicise — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicist — a person who publicizes, especially a press agent or public-relations consultant.
- 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.
- puckishly — in a puckish manner
- puerilism — childishness in the behavior of an adult.
- pulsatile — pulsating; throbbing.
- pulsating — throbbing
- pulsation — the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
- pulsative — throbbing; pulsating.
- pulverise — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- pulvillus — a soft, padlike structure located at the base of each claw on the feet of certain insects.
- pupilship — the state of being a pupil
- pure lisp — A purely functional language derived from Lisp by excluding any feature which causes side-effects.
- purselike — resembling a purse
- pyrolysis — the subjection of organic compounds to very high temperatures.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.