9-letter words containing t, r, i, a, 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.
- sphaerite — an aluminium phosphate
- 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.
- spoliator — a plunderer
- sprigtail — the pintail, Anas acuta.
- spritsail — a sail extended by a sprit.
- stairstep — a step in a staircase.
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- 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.
- supinator — a muscle used in supination.
- sympatric — originating in or occupying the same geographical area.
- 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.
- 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
- therapist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- therapsid — any of various groups of mammallike reptiles of the extinct order Therapsida, inhabiting all continents from mid-Permian to late Triassic times, some of which were probably warm-blooded and directly ancestral to mammals.
- thraiping — a thrashing
- 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.
- tipperary — a county in Munster province, in the S Republic of Ireland. 1643 sq. mi. (4255 sq. km). County seat: Clonmel.
- traipsing — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
- transpire — to occur; happen; take place.
- transship — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- trapezial — 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).
- trapezist — a trapeze artist
- 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).
- trapezius — a broad, flat muscle on each side of the upper and back part of the neck, shoulders, and back, the action of which raises, or rotates, or draws back the shoulders, and pulls the head backward or to one side.
- trapezoid — Geometry. a quadrilateral plane figure having two parallel and two nonparallel sides. British. trapezium (def 1b).
- traplight — a lighting device used to trap insects, especially moths.
- trappings — articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character.
- trappists — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a branch of the Cistercian order, observing the austere reformed rule established at La Trappe in 1664.
- trepidant — trepid.
- triparted — divided into three parts.
- triphasic — having or existing in three phases.
- tripitaka — Pali Canon.