9-letter words containing s, p, u, t
- puss moth — a large pale prominent moth, Cerura vinula, whose larvae feed on willow and poplar, and are bright green with a masklike red head and claspers modified as "tails" that are protruded and raised in a state of alarm: family Notodontidae
- pussyfoot — to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
- pussytoes — any of various woolly plants of the genus Antennaria
- pustulant — causing the formation of pustules.
- pustulate — to cause to form pustules.
- pustulous — pustular.
- put aside — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- putschist — a participant in a putsch.
- puttyless — having no putty
- quickstep — (formerly) a lively step used in marching.
- quipsters — Plural form of quipster.
- rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
- rapturist — a person who goes into raptures, an enthusiast
- rapturous — full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight.
- rustle up — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- rustproof — not subject to rusting.
- sandspout — the sand sucked into the air by a whirlwind
- sauté pan — a pan used for sautéing food
- scoop out — remove, take out
- scope out — extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- scrapegut — a fiddle player
- scripture — Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
- sculpture — the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
- separatum — a reprint of an article separately from the magazine, journal, or book in which it was originally published; an offprint
- 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.
- septuplet — any group or combination of seven.
- sepulture — the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
- serpulite — a fossilized calcareous tube of a serpula
- settle up — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- sextuplet — a group or combination of six things.
- sextuplex — sixfold; sextuple.
- sharp-cut — cut so as to have a sharp edge: a tool with a sharp-cut blade.
- sleep out — live-out.
- sleep-out — live-out.
- sleepsuit — a baby's sleeping garment
- soften up — make softer
- soundpost — a small post, usually of pine, on guitars, violins, etc, that joins the front surface to the back, helps to support the bridge, and allows the whole body of the instrument to vibrate
- southport — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England: resort.
- space out — the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spacesuit — a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
- spartacus — died 71 b.c, Thracian slave, gladiator, and insurrectionist.
- spatulate — shaped like a spatula; rounded more or less like a spoon.
- spazz out — an awkward or clumsy person.
- speak out — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- spell out — to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right?
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spill out — overflow
- spinulate — having a spine or spines