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9-letter words containing pen

  • pentoside — a glycoside that, upon hydrolysis, yields a pentose
  • pentoxide — an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen, as phosphorus pentoxide, P 2 O 5 .
  • pentylene — any unsaturated hydrocarbon with formula C5H8
  • penultima — the next to the last syllable in a word.
  • penumbral — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
  • penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
  • philopena — a custom, presumably of German origin, in which two persons share the kernels of a nut and determine that one shall receive a forfeit from the other at a later time upon the saying of a certain word or the performance of a certain action.
  • pnom penh — Phnom Penh
  • poweropen — The PowerOpen Association defines and promotes the PowerOpen Environment (POE).
  • quill pen — dip pen made from feather
  • reopening — the act of opening again something that was closed
  • repentant — repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance.
  • resharpen — to sharpen again
  • resuspend — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
  • sagapenum — a resin formerly used as a drug
  • serpentis — genitive of Serpens.
  • serpentry — the collective body of serpents; serpents as a whole
  • sharpener — A sharpener is a tool or machine used for sharpening pencils or knives.
  • spendable — available for spending.
  • suspended — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
  • suspender — Usually, suspenders. Also called, especially British, braces. adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends buttoned or clipped to the waistband of a pair of trousers or a skirt to support it.
  • suspenser — a film that creates a feeling of suspense
  • suspenses — a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
  • suspensor — a suspensory ligament, bandage, etc.
  • terpenoid — a class of chemical compounds including all terpenes
  • truepenny — a trusty, honest fellow.
  • twalpenny — a Scots shilling
  • two-pence — (used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of two pennies.
  • unpending — while awaiting; until: pending his return.
  • unpennied — not having pennies; poor
  • wapentake — (formerly in N England and the Midlands) a subdivision of a shire or county corresponding to a hundred.
  • wide open — opened to the full extent: a wide-open window.
  • wide-open — opened to the full extent: a wide-open window.
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