9-letter words containing s, u, p
- paroicous — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- paruresis — a psychological inability to urinate in the presence of others
- pasquiler — a person who lampoons or pasquinades; a satirist
- pass rush — an attempt by the defense to prevent the quarterback from throwing successfully to a receiver.
- pastorium — a Baptist parsonage.
- pasturage — pasture.
- pasturing — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- pauperess — a female pauper
- pauperism — the state or condition of utter poverty.
- pausanias — flourished a.d. c175, Greek traveler, geographer, and author.
- pauseless — without pauses; ceaseless
- pausingly — with a pause or pauses
- pea shrub — any of various small trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Caragana, of the legume family, native to central Asia, having showy, usually yellow flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- peasouper — Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
- pecunious — having plenty of money; wealthy
- pediculus — a louse
- pemphigus — any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.
- pendulous — hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.
- peninsula — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- penpusher — pencil pusher.
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- percussor — plexor.
- perfusate — a fluid pumped or flowing through an organ or tissue.
- perfusion — the act of perfusing.
- perfusive — to overspread with moisture, color, etc.; suffuse.
- peripatus — any of a genus of wormlike arthropods having a segmented body and short unjointed limbs: belonging to the phylum Onychophora
- perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- perradius — any of the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- persecute — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- persuaded — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- persuader — a person or thing that persuades: The cool lake was a most enticing persuader for those who liked to swim.
- pertusate — stabbed or perforated at the top
- pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
- pertussis — whooping cough.
- perusable — having the ability to be perused
- pesterous — having a propensity to pester, annoy, or to be trying
- pesthouse — a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.
- petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
- phalluses — an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.
- pharsalus — an ancient city in central Greece, in Thessaly: site of Caesar's victory over Pompey 48 b.c.
- phase out — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- philippus — a gold coin of ancient Greece, originally issued by Philip II of Macedon.
- physiqued — having a particular physique
- phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
- picturise — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- pillsbury — Charles Alfred, 1842–99, U.S. businessman.
- pilsudski — Józef [yoo-zef] /ˈyu zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1867–1935, Polish marshal and statesman: president 1918–22; premier 1926–28, 1930.