9-letter words containing s, p, l, a, n
- plainsong — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
- planeside — the area on either side of an airplane.
- plannings — the act or process of making a plan or plans.
- plansheer — plancer.
- plantless — having no plants
- plantlets — a little plant, as one produced on the leaf margins of a kalanchoe or the aerial stems of a spider plant.
- plantsman — a nurseryman.
- platinous — containing bivalent platinum.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- platonist — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- pleadings — the act of a person who pleads.
- pleasance — a place laid out as a pleasure garden or promenade.
- pleaseman — a person who courts favour
- pleasence — Donald. 1919–95, British actor. His films include Dr Crippen (1962) and Cul de Sac (1966)
- pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
- polonaise — a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples.
- polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
- postnasal — located or occurring behind the nose or in the nasopharynx, as a flow of mucus; nasopharyngeal: a postnasal infection.
- postnatal — subsequent to childbirth: postnatal infection.
- postulant — a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.
- presignal — to signal in advance
- pulsating — throbbing
- pulsation — the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
- pustulant — causing the formation of pustules.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- sail plan — a side elevation of a sailing vessel showing all sails and spars and some or all of the standing rigging, as if set directly fore-and-aft so that the true proportions are visible: sometimes combined with the rigging plan of the vessel.
- sailplane — a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air.
- salpingo- — indicating the Fallopian tubes
- san pablo — a city in the Philippines, on S Luzon.
- sand pile — a base for a footing in soft soil, made by compacting sand in a cavity left by a wooden pile.
- scale pan — one of the pans of a balance
- 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.
- sillanpaa — Frans Eemil [frahns e-mil] /frɑns ˈɛ mɪl/ (Show IPA), 1888–1964, Finnish author: Nobel prize 1939.
- slant-top — (especially of a desk) having a slant front.
- slap bang — exactly
- slap down — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slap-bang — slam-bang.
- snap link — a link with a latchlike opening through which another link or catch can be fitted.
- snap roll — a manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes a fast roll
- snap-roll — to put (an airplane) through the maneuver of a snap roll.
- spanglish — Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions.
- sparingly — economical (often followed by in or of).
- sparkling — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- spendable — available for spending.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spiraling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spirulina — any of the blue-green algae of the genus Spirulina, sometimes added to food for its nutrient value.
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- spoilsman — a person who seeks or receives a share in political spoils.
- sponsalia — marriage; espousals