9-letter words containing t, i, p, a
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spiny rat — any of various ratlike rodents of the genus Echimys, inhabiting forests of Central and South America, most having bristly fur.
- spiralist — a person or thing that ascends in a spiral structure
- spirality — the spiral nature of a curve
- spiraster — a part of a living sponge
- spiration — the act of breathing
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- spissatus — (of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun.
- split pea — a dried green pea, split and used especially for soup.
- splittail — a minnow, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, of the Sacramento River, having the upper lobe of the tail much longer than the lower lobe: habitat changes have greatly reduced its numbers.
- spoliator — a plunderer
- sprigtail — the pintail, Anas acuta.
- spritsail — a sail extended by a sprit.
- stairstep — a step in a staircase.
- standpipe — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
- stapedial — the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- stapedius — the small muscle in the inner ear attached to and controlling the stapes
- steampipe — a pipe for conveying steam from a boiler.
- steamship — a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- stephanie — a female given name.
- stipitate — having or supported by a stipe: a stipitate ovary.
- stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- strap-oil — a beating
- strapline — a subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or in any advertisement
- strapping — powerfully built; robust.
- strip map — a map charting only the immediate territory to be traversed, which appears as a long, narrow strip.
- sulphatic — sulphuric, of or pertaining to a sulphate
- supinator — a muscle used in supination.
- suppliant — a person who supplicates; petitioner.
- supplicat — a petition (to a university) for a degree
- 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.
- tail-spin — spin (def 23).
- tailpiece — a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
- tailplane — horizontal stabilizer.
- tall ship — type of large sailing ship
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- tap swirl — a device used to direct the flow of water from a tap in a sink
- taper pin — a short round metal rod having a small amount of taper so that when driven into a hole it tightens on the taper so that it can act as a stop or wedge
- taperwise — in the manner of a taper
- tarpaulin — a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
- taxiplane — an airplane available for chartered or unscheduled trips.
- tearstrip — the part of packaging that may be easily torn to open it
- tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
- tepidaria — in Ancient Rome, the warm rooms of the baths
- thaneship — thanage.