9-letter words containing s, p, a, i
- sapraemia — blood poisoning caused by toxins of putrefactive bacteria
- saprobial — relating to saprobity
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- saprozoic — (of animals or plants) feeding on dead organic matter
- sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals
- scaldship — the office of a scald or an ancient Scandinavian poet or bard
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- scarpines — an instrument for torturing feet
- sceptical — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- scrape in — to succeed in entering with difficulty or by a narrow margin
- scrapings — Scrapings are small amounts or pieces that have been scraped off something.
- scrapping — a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- scrippage — the contents of a scrip
- self-paid — a simple past tense and past participle of pay1 .
- 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.
- septarium — 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.
- septation — a division between cavities or parts of an organism by partitions or septa
- septimana — a week.
- seraphine — an old reed-based keyboard instrument; a reed organ
- serigraph — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- 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.
- sharpbill — a passerine bird, Oxyruncus cristatus, of New World tropical forests, having greenish plumage and a pointed bill, related to the tyrant flycatchers.
- 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
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shippable — being in a suitable form or condition for shipping1 .
- shipshape — in good order; well-arranged; trim or tidy.
- siem reap — a city in NW Cambodia, near Angkor.
- sillanpaa — Frans Eemil [frahns e-mil] /frɑns ˈɛ mɪl/ (Show IPA), 1888–1964, Finnish author: Nobel prize 1939.
- simpatico — congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.
- singapore — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- sisyphean — of or relating to Sisyphus.
- 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.
- skiagraph — a radiograph.
- skiascope — retinoscope.
- skiascopy — retinoscope.
- skippable — able to be skipped, omitted, or passed over without loss; unimportant.
- slapstick — broad comedy characterized by boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, mugging, and obvious farcical situations and jokes.
- slip rail — one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- slip road — A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway.
- slip seat — an upholstered seat having its own frame that fits loosely into the frame of a chair.
- slip-rail — one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- slipcased — having a slipcase
- slop pail — a pail for conveying slop in feeding livestock, especially pigs.
- snake pit — a mental hospital marked by squalor and inhumane or indifferent care for the patients.
- snap brim — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
- snap link — a link with a latchlike opening through which another link or catch can be fitted.