9-letter words containing s, p, i
- fps units — an Imperial system of units based on the foot, pound, and second as the units of length, mass, and time. For scientific and most technical purposes these units have been replaced by SI units
- frog spit — Also, frog spittle. any of several filamentous freshwater green algae forming floating masses.
- frumpiest — frumpish.
- gallipots — Plural form of gallipot.
- galliwasp — any of numerous scaly marsh lizards of the genus Diploglossus, inhabiting Central America and the West Indies.
- gaspiness — the quality or state of being gaspy
- geoponics — the art or science of agriculture.
- giantship — the character, condition, or personality of a giant
- gigaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one billion floating-point operations per second.
- gillespie — John Birks [burks] /bɜrks/ (Show IPA), ("Dizzy") 1917–93, U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer.
- gippsland — a fertile region of SE Australia, in SE Victoria, extending east along the coast from Melbourne to the New South Wales border. Area: 35 200 sq km (13 600 sq miles)
- gipsywort — a hairy Eurasian plant, Lycopus europaeus, having two-lipped white flowers with purple dots on the lower lip: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- glimpsing — Present participle of glimpse.
- goldspink — a goldfinch
- gomphosis — an immovable articulation in which one bone or part is received in a cavity in another, as a tooth in its socket.
- goopiness — the quality of being goopy
- gospelise — evangelise
- gospelize — Preach the Gospel to; convert to Christianity.
- gosperism — /gos'p*r-izm/ A hack, invention, or saying due to arch-hacker R. William (Bill) Gosper. This notion merits its own term because there are so many of them. Many of the entries in HAKMEM are Gosperisms. See also life.
- gossipers — Plural form of gossiper.
- gossiping — Present participle of gossip.
- gossipped — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- gossipper — a person who gossips
- gossypine — relating to cotton
- gowdspink — the goldfinch
- grampians — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grapiness — the quality of tasting like a grape
- groupings — Plural form of grouping.
- groupwise — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- grumpiest — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- guardship — a warship responsible for the safety of other ships in its company
- guidepost — a post, usually mounted on the roadside or at the intersection of two or more roads, bearing a sign for the guidance of travelers.
- guideship — the position of a guide
- guildship — guild (defs 1, 2).
- gumptious — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
- hairspray — a liquid in an aerosol or other spray container, for holding the hair in place.
- half-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- handgrips — Plural form of handgrip.
- handicaps — Plural form of handicap.
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- hardships — Plural form of hardship.
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- havasupai — a member of a small tribe of nomadic North American Indians now living in Arizona.
- hawsepipe — an iron or steel pipe in the stem or bow of a vessel through which an anchor cable passes.
- headships — Plural form of headship.
- heliopsis — a genus of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
- heliports — Plural form of heliport.