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9-letter words containing t, a, m, p

  • spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
  • spermatia — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
  • spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
  • spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
  • spermato- — indicating sperm
  • sportsman — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • spymaster — an espionage agent who directs a network of subordinate agents.
  • stamp act — an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766.
  • stamp out — to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
  • stamp tax — a tax whose revenue is derived from the sale of stamps that are required to be affixed to certain retail merchandise and legal documents.
  • stampeder — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
  • stampless — without a stamp
  • steampipe — a pipe for conveying steam from a boiler.
  • steampunk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
  • steamship — a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.
  • strip map — a map charting only the immediate territory to be traversed, which appears as a long, narrow strip.
  • sumptuary — pertaining to, dealing with, or regulating expense or expenditure.
  • superatom — a cluster of atoms behaving in certain ways like a single atom
  • supermart — a large self-service store selling food and household supplies
  • supertram — a tram with greater capacity and speed than conventional trams
  • swap meet — a fair or bazaar where objects, usually secondhand, are bartered or sold.
  • sympathin — a substance released at certain sympathetic nerve endings: thought to be identical with adrenaline
  • sympatico — simpatico
  • sympatric — originating in or occupying the same geographical area.
  • sympetaly — the condition of fused petals
  • t & g — Transport and General Workers' Union
  • tampa bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in W Florida. About 27 miles (43 km) long.
  • tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
  • tamponade — Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
  • taphonomy — the circumstances and processes of fossilization.
  • tax stamp — a stamp required to be affixed to certain products, documents, etc., before they change hands to indicate that a tax has been paid.
  • teleplasm — a hypothetical emanation from the body of a medium that serves as the means for telekinesis.
  • temazepam — Temazepam is a drug that is used to make people feel calmer or less anxious.
  • temperate — moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.
  • temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
  • tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
  • time lamp — an oil lamp of the 17th and 18th centuries, burning at a fixed rate and having a reservoir graduated in units of time.
  • time span — duration, period
  • time warp — a hypothetical eccentricity in the progress of time that would allow movement back and forth between eras or that would permit the passage of time to be suspended.
  • timespans — a span of time; time frame.
  • tomograph — a machine for making an x-ray of a selected plane of the body.
  • tophamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
  • topmaking — the art or science of blending wool to meet certain specifications
  • tram flap — transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap: a piece of tissue, consisting of skin, muscle, and fat, taken from the abdomen of a woman and used in the reconstruction of her breast after mastectomy
  • tramp art — folk art of the 19th and 20th centuries utilizing recycled found materials, as cedar or mahogany cigar boxes, shaped into containers, lamps, picture frames, or other objects by a technique involving the gluing or nailing together of successive thin layers of wood that are then whittled into intricate geometric designs to produce a protruding multifaceted surface.
  • trampette — a small trampoline
  • transumpt — an official or legal transcription, usually an old one
  • trapezium — Geometry. (in Euclidean geometry) any rectilinear quadrilateral plane figure not a parallelogram. a quadrilateral plane figure of which no two sides are parallel. British. trapezoid (def 1a).
  • treponema — any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
  • triumphal — of, pertaining to, celebrating, or commemorating a triumph or victory: a triumphal banquet; a triumphal ode.
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