9-letter words containing s, p
- autoplast — autograft.
- autopsied — inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
- autopsies — Plural form of autopsy.
- autopsist — a surgeon who specializes in conducting autopsies
- autoscope — An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
- autoscopy — the experience of hallucination in which one sees oneself from outside one's own body
- autospore — a nonmotile algal spore that develops adult characteristics before being released
- auxospore — a diatom cell before its silicaceous cell wall is formed
- b special — a member of a part-time largely Protestant police force formerly functioning in Northern Ireland
- baby spot — a small spotlight, usually 250–400 watts, used to highlight a specific section of a stage setting or acting area.
- baby step — (in the game of giant steps) the shortest step permitted a player, executed by placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other and drawing the back foot up to the front foot.
- back pass — a deliberate pass backwards to the goalkeeper
- backdrops — Plural form of backdrop.
- backflips — Plural form of backflip.
- backpacks — Plural form of backpack.
- backspace — to move a (typewriter carriage) backwards
- backspeir — to cross-examine, interrogate
- backstamp — a mark stamped on the back of an envelope by a post office to indicate the date and place of its arrival
- backstops — Plural form of backstop.
- backstrap — A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
- backswept — slanting backwards
- bad-press — to act upon with steadily applied weight or force.
- bagpipers — Plural form of bagpiper.
- bakeshops — Plural form of bakeshop.
- ballparks — Plural form of ballpark.
- bandshape — (physics) The shape (distribution of strengths with frequency) of a band of electromagnetic radiation.
- bankrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt.
- baptisand — Alternative spelling of baptizand.
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.
- baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
- baptistic — Of or for baptism; baptismal.
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- bar-spoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- baroscope — any instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp a manometer with one side open to the atmosphere
- barperson — a person who serves in a pub: used esp in advertisements
- base camp — an encampment that serves as a staging area for a larger activity, for example in mountaineering
- base jump — a parachute jump from the top of a building, bridge, cliff, etc., usually at a height of 1,000 feet (305 meters) or less.
- base pair — a pair of bases consisting of the pyrimidine base of one nucleotide joined by a hydrogen bond to the complementary purine base of another nucleotide: such pairs form the links between the two strands of DNA and of double-stranded RNA
- base path — the prescribed course for a base runner on the field extending in designated areas between the bases.
- baseplate — a flat supporting plate or frame at the base of a column, designed to distribute the column's weight over a greater area and provide increased stability
- basipetal — (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the apex downwards so that the youngest are at the base
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophils — Plural form of basophil.
- beanpoles — Plural form of beanpole.
- bedplates — Plural form of bedplate.
- bedspread — A bedspread is a decorative cover which is put over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets.
- bedspring — a spring that supports a mattress
- bel paese — a mild creamy Italian cheese
- bell push — a button that is pressed to operate an electric bell
- beplaster — to cover in thick plaster