9-letter words containing u, l, p
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spill out — overflow
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spirillum — any of several spirally twisted, aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans.
- spiritful — full of spirit or spiritual
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- spirituel — showing or having a refined and graceful mind or wit.
- spirulina — any of the blue-green algae of the genus Spirulina, sometimes added to food for its nutrient value.
- spit curl — a tight curl of hair, usually pressed against the forehead or cheek.
- spleenful — full of or displaying spleen.
- splendour — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- split run — a pressrun, as that of a newspaper or magazine, which is interrupted after the running of a specified number of copies to permit the substitution of type or of a cut, as in a keyed advertisement: a device for testing the relative effectiveness of different versions of an advertisement.
- spluttery — tending to splutter: spluttery fire sparks.
- spondulix — money; cash.
- sporulate — to produce spores.
- spoutless — having no spout
- spun silk — yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Compare reeled silk.
- spur gall — a hairless and indurated area or gall on the side of a horse, caused by the irritation of a spur.
- spur-gall — to scrape, rub or injure (a horse) with the spur when riding
- stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- subapical — located below the apex.
- subphylum — a category of related classes within a phylum.
- subprimal — (of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.
- subpurlin — a light structural member for carrying roofing materials, supported by and running at right angles to purlins.
- subsample — a specimen from or a small part of a sample.
- sugarplum — a small sweetmeat made of sugar with various flavoring and coloring ingredients; a bonbon.
- sulphatic — sulphuric, of or pertaining to a sulphate
- sulphured — treated or combined with sulphur
- sulphuret — to treat or combine with sulphur
- sulphuryl — of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group, =SO2
- sulpician — a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- superable — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- superably — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- superbold — (of writing, ornamentation, styling) very or exceptionally bold or striking
- supercell — a highly organized thunderstorm that can last for several hours, capable of producing both updrafts and downdrafts exceeding 100 miles per hour, large hailstones, tornadoes, and flash flooding (often used attributively): a supercell in Kansas City; supercell storms.
- superclub — a large or important club or society
- supercoil — superhelix.
- supercold — extremely cold
- supercool — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- superflux — an overflow; an overspill; an excessive amount or flow
- superglue — strong fast-drying glue
- superlong — extremely long
- supermale — a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.
- superplus — a surplus
- superreal — surpassing realism
- supersale — a massive sale
- supersalt — a salt with an excess of acid over base
- supersell — to sell in large quantities