9-letter words containing s, p, i
- antisleep — acting to prevent sleep
- antispast — a group of four syllables, two short and two long, in a metric foot
- antitypes — Plural form of antitype.
- apatheism — (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
- apatheist — (religion) A person who may accept the existence of a god, but who does not care about that god's existence.
- apennines — a mountain range in Italy, extending over 1250 km (800 miles) from the northwest to the southernmost tip of the peninsula. Highest peak: Monte Corno, 2912 m (9554 ft)
- aperients — Plural form of aperient.
- aperitifs — Plural form of aperitif.
- apheresis — the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word
- aphorisms — Plural form of aphorism.
- aphorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize.
- apiaceous — of the family Apiaceae; umbelliferous
- apiarists — Plural form of apiarist.
- apishness — The state or quality of being apish.
- apivorous — eating bees
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apologias — Plural form of apologia.
- apologies — a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.
- apologise — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologist — An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person's life.
- apophasis — the device of mentioning a subject by stating that it will not be mentioned
- apophysis — a process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant
- apoptosis — the programmed death of some of an organism's cells as part of its natural growth and development
- apostille — a marginal annotation or note.
- apostolic — Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- apothesis — (architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
- appeasing — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- appetiser — Alternative spelling of appetizer.
- appetites — Plural form of appetite.
- appliques — Plural form of applique.
- appraisal — If you make an appraisal of something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
- appraised — Simple past tense and past participle of appraise.
- appraisee — a person who is being appraised
- appraiser — An appraiser is someone whose job is to estimate the cost or value of something such as property.
- appraises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appraise.
- apprising — appraise.
- apprizers — Plural form of apprizer.
- apres-ski — Apres-ski is evening entertainment and social activities in places where people go skiing.
- apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
- apriorist — a person who believes in apriorism
- aprosexia — Inability to concentrate.
- apse line — the major axis of an elliptical orbit.
- apsidiole — a secondary, or small, apse
- aptitudes — Plural form of aptitude.
- arapaimas — Plural form of arapaima.
- arhatship — the state of having achieved enlightenment, which is the ultimate goal of Theravada Buddhists
- arpeggios — Plural form of arpeggio.
- asclepiad — a plant that belongs to the class Asclepiadaceae
- asclepias — any plant of the perennial mostly tuberous genus Asclepias; some are grown as garden or greenhouse plants for their showy orange-scarlet or purple flowers: family Asclepiadaceae
- asclepius — a god of healing; son of Apollo