9-letter words containing u, a, p, e, s
- espousals — Plural form of espousal.
- eucalypts — Plural form of eucalypt.
- euphausid — (zoology) Any member of the Euphausidae.
- euphrasia — eyebright
- euphrates — a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)
- euplastic — healing quickly and well
- gaspergou — freshwater drum.
- ionopause — the transitional zone between the ionosphere and the mesosphere.
- issue par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- jasperous — Containing jasper, composed of jasper.
- jump seat — a movable or folding seat, as in a carriage, taxicab, or limousine, used as an extra seat.
- juxtapose — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- menopause — the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- mesopause — the boundary or transition zone between the mesosphere and the ionosphere. Compare mesosphere (def 1).
- mouse pad — mouse mat
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- muckheaps — Plural form of muckheap.
- nukespeak — Informal. euphemistic language and obscuring jargon used in discussions of nuclear weapons, nuclear power, etc.: nukespeak that minimizes the risks of nuclear war.
- nullspace — (math) The kernel of a linear map between two vector spaces or two modules.
- opelousas — a city in S Louisiana.
- outspeaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak.
- outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- panderous — resembling a pander
- pansexual — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- parcourse — an outdoor exercise track or course, especially for joggers, equipped with a series of stations along the way where one is to stop and perform a specific exercise.
- parecious — paroicous.
- paruresis — a psychological inability to urinate in the presence of others
- pasquiler — a person who lampoons or pasquinades; a satirist
- pasturage — pasture.
- pauperess — a female pauper
- pauperism — the state or condition of utter poverty.
- pauseless — without pauses; ceaseless
- 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).
- peninsula — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- perfusate — a fluid pumped or flowing through an organ or tissue.
- peripatus — any of a genus of wormlike arthropods having a segmented body and short unjointed limbs: belonging to the phylum Onychophora
- perradius — any of the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- 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
- perusable — having the ability to be perused
- 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.
- 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.
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- pipsqueak — a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.
- plastique — a ballet technique for mastering the art of slow, controlled movement and statuelike posing.