9-letter words containing ap
- guineapig — Alternative spelling of guinea pig.
- handclaps — Plural form of handclap.
- handicaps — Plural form of handicap.
- handshape — (in sign language) the held position of the hand and fingers in producing a particular sign.
- haphazard — characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
- haphtarah — Haftarah.
- haplessly — In a hapless manner.
- haplology — the omission of one of two similar adjacent syllables or sounds in a word, as in substituting morphonemic for morphophonemic or in the pronunciation [prob-lee] /ˈprɒb li/ (Show IPA) for probably.
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- haplotype — Genetics. a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together: By comparing haplotypes of a mother and father with those of a fetus, scientists can study how new genetic changes arise.
- happen by — chance upon
- happen on — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- happen to — chance to
- happen-so — chance; happenstance; accident: Meeting you today was pure happen-so.
- happeneth — Archaic third-person singular form of happen.
- happening — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- happyness — Misspelling of happiness.
- hapsburgs — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- haptonema — In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
- hardscape — the manmade part of the grounds surrounding a building, as paved areas or statues.
- heapstead — the buildings at the surface of a mine
- heptapody — a verse with seven metrical feet
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hexapodal — of or relating to the hexapods
- hodograph — the figure described by the extremity of a vector that has a fixed origin and a position vector equal to the velocity of a moving particle.
- holograph — Also, holographic [hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-] /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA), holographical. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.
- homograph — a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
- honeytrap — A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim.
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.
- icecapped — having an icecap
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- ideoscape — (according to w Arjun Appadurai) The global flow of ideologies.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- image map — (web) An image in an HTML document with "hot spots" which when clicked on in a suitable browser, act as anchors or links to other information. For example, an image of a map of the world might provide links to resources related to different countries. Clicking on a country would take the user to the relevant information.
- in a heap — If someone collapses in a heap, they fall heavily and untidily and do not move.
- inaptness — Quality of being inapt.
- incapable — not capable.
- incapably — In an incapable manner.
- integraph — integrator (def 2).
- jackanape — Of or pertaining to a jackanapes.
- jalapenos — Plural form of jalapeno.
- japan wax — a pale-yellow, waxy, water-insoluble solid obtained from the fruit of certain sumacs, especially Rhus succedanea, native to Japan and China: used chiefly in the manufacture of candles, furniture polishes, and floor waxes.
- japanners — Plural form of japanner.
- japanning — any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces.
- japonicas — Plural form of japonica.
- jillstrap — (informal) A pelvic protector, a woman's equivalent of a man's jockstrap.
- jockstrap — an elasticized belt, a men's undergarment, with a pouch for supporting and protecting the genitals, worn especially while participating in athletics.
- junk heap — an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
- juxtapose — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.