9-letter words containing t, p, l, a, e
- key plate — (in color printing) the plate providing the greatest definition of detail, usually the black plate, on which the other plates are registered.
- kleopatra — Cleopatra (def 2).
- la puente — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- la trappe — La Trappe.
- lager top — a pint or half-pint of lager with a dash of lemonade
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lapidated — to pelt with stones.
- lappeting — Present participle of lappet.
- lapstrake — clinker-built (def 2).
- lapstreak — Alternative form of lapstrake.
- leadplant — a North American shrub, Amorpha canescens, of the legume family, the leaves and twigs of which have a gray cast.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- leetspeak — a coded spelling system and language used in very informal communications on the Internet, featuring letters combined with numbers or special characters in place of letters that they may resemble, and including inventive misspellings, jargon, and slang.
- live trap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- metapelet — a woman who cares for children, especially on kibbutzim in Israel; foster mother.
- metaplasm — Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell.
- multipage — Including or containing multiple pages.
- nameplate — a flat, usually rectangular piece of metal, wood, or plastic on which the name of a person, company, etc., is printed or engraved: She has a large office with her nameplate on the door.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nonstaple — not staple
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- objectpal — Object-oriented database language, part of Borland's MS-Windows version of Paradox.
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- oppilated — Simple past tense and past participle of oppilate.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- outplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outplay.
- overplant — to plant more than is necessary or possible to sustain
- paillette — a spangle for ornamenting a costume.
- paintable — easily painted
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- palaestra — Greek Antiquity. palestra.
- palafitte — a prehistoric dwelling
- palatable — acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory: palatable food.
- paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
- palestine — Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- palleting — a small, low, portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving, as in a warehouse or vehicle.
- palletize — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palmately — radiating from a central point
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- palmitate — a salt or ester of palmitic acid.
- palpitate — to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter: His heart palpitated wildly.
- panatella — panetella.
- panellist — A panellist is a person who is a member of a panel and speaks in public, especially on a radio or television programme.
- panetella — a long, slender cigar, usually with straight sides and tapering to a point at the closed end.
- pantaleon — a keyboard instrument that preceded the piano
- pantalets — Sometimes, pantalet. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
- pantalone — an Italian comic character
- panthenol — pantothenyl alcohol
- pantofles — a slipper.