9-letter words with P in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter P is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of P in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how P in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| important | 13 | having authority or ascendancy or influence | an important official |
| happening | 17 | an event that happens | - |
| apartment | 13 | a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house | - |
| apologize | 21 | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | I apologized for being late |
| surprised | 12 | taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment | surprised by her student's ingenuity |
| operation | 11 | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) | it was a joint operation of the navy and air force |
| expensive | 21 | high in price or charging high prices | expensive clothes |
| happiness | 16 | state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy | - |
| expecting | 21 | - | - |
| disappear | 14 | cease to exist | - |
| inspector | 13 | an investigator who observes carefully | - |
| telephone | 14 | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds | I talked to him on the telephone |
| newspaper | 16 | the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper |
| desperate | 12 | fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | a desperate illness |
| champagne | 19 | a region of northeastern France | - |
| kidnapped | 19 | - | - |
| equipment | 22 | an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | - |
| explosion | 18 | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction | - |
| impressed | 14 | deeply or markedly affected or influenced | - |
| developed | 16 | (used of societies) having high industrial development | developed countries |
| depressed | 13 | lower than previously | the market is depressed |
| interrupt | 11 | make a break in | We interrupt the program for the following messages |
| separated | 12 | being or feeling set or kept apart from others | thought of herself as alone and separated from the others |
| represent | 11 | perform (a play), especially on a stage | - |
| hopefully | 20 | with hope; in a hopeful manner | we searched hopefully for a good position |
| someplace | 15 | in or at or to some place | - |
| temporary | 16 | a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis | - |
| spiritual | 11 | a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States | - |
| transport | 11 | the act of moving something from one location to another | - |
| reception | 13 | the act of receiving | - |
| complaint | 15 | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | - |
| completed | 16 | successfully completed or brought to an end | the completed project |
| suspected | 14 | believed likely | a suspected thief |
| corporate | 13 | done by or characteristic of individuals acting together | the corporate good |
| accompany | 20 | be present or associated with an event or entity | - |
| reporting | 12 | the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | - |
| respected | 14 | receiving deferential regard | a respected family |
| cooperate | 13 | work together on a common enterprise of project | - |
| suspended | 13 | (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment | suspended matter such as silt or mud... |
| orphanage | 15 | a public institution for the care of orphans | - |
| autograph | 15 | mark with one's signature | The author autographed his book |
| operating | 12 | being in effect or operation | the company had several operating divisions |
| exception | 20 | a deliberate act of omission | with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news |
| apologise | 12 | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | - |
| companion | 15 | a traveler who accompanies you | - |
| spreading | 13 | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | - |
| attempted | 14 | tried unsuccessfully | attempted murder |
| collapsed | 14 | - | - |
| therapist | 14 | a person skilled in a particular type of therapy | - |
| specially | 16 | to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger |
| supported | 14 | held up or having the weight borne especially from below | supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends |
| landscape | 14 | a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery | - |
| departure | 12 | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | - |
| appointed | 14 | fixed or established especially by order or command | at the time appointed (or the appointed time) |
| explosive | 21 | liable to lead to sudden change or violence | an explosive issue |
| suspicion | 13 | an impression that something might be the case | - |
| cellphone | 16 | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | - |
| specialty | 16 | an asset of special worth or utility | - |
| spaghetti | 15 | pasta in the form of long strings | - |
| repeating | 12 | the act of doing or performing again | - |
| accepting | 16 | tolerating without protest | always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates |
| superstar | 11 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| carpenter | 13 | a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects | - |
| stupidity | 15 | a stupid mistake | - |
| splitting | 12 | resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree | - |
| expressed | 19 | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication | - |
| impatient | 13 | (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness | impatient to begin |
| competing | 16 | - | - |
| superhero | 14 | - | - |
| incapable | 15 | not meeting requirements | - |
| telescope | 13 | a magnifier of images of distant objects | - |
| kidnapper | 18 | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | - |
| hypocrite | 19 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| upsetting | 12 | causing an emotional disturbance | an upsetting experience |
| dumplings | 15 | small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough | - |
| expertise | 18 | skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | - |
| fireplace | 16 | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it |
| sculpture | 13 | creating figures or designs in three dimensions | - |
| inspiring | 12 | stimulating or exalting to the spirit | - |
| exploring | 19 | - | - |
| exploding | 20 | - | - |
| videotape | 15 | record on videotape | - |
| deception | 14 | a misleading falsehood | - |
| dependent | 13 | held from above and hanging down | - |
| spectacle | 15 | a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself | - |
| typically | 19 | in a typical manner | Tom was typically hostile |
| interpret | 11 | make sense of; assign a meaning to | How do you interpret his behavior? |
| appearing | 14 | formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action | - |
| offspring | 18 | any immature animal | - |
| horoscope | 16 | a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place | - |
| spotlight | 15 | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | - |
| replacing | 14 | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another | replacing the star will not be easy |
| improving | 17 | getting higher or more vigorous | an improving economy |
| intercept | 13 | tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | - |
| whispered | 18 | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords | a long whispered conversation |
| operative | 14 | a person secretly employed in espionage for a government | - |
| sparkling | 16 | used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide | sparkling wines |
| exploited | 19 | (of persons) taken advantage of | - |
| improvise | 16 | perform without preparation | - |
| geography | 19 | study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation | - |
| component | 15 | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | spare components for cars |
| raspberry | 16 | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | - |
| corrupted | 14 | containing errors or alterations | spoke a corrupted version of the language |
| emptiness | 13 | an empty area or space | the emptiness of outer space |
| comparing | 16 | the act of examining resemblances | - |
| expansion | 18 | adding information or detail | - |
| appealing | 14 | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | - |
| wallpaper | 16 | cover with wallpaper | - |
| impulsive | 16 | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | - |
| competent | 15 | adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional | a competent performance |
| cleopatra | 13 | beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC) | - |
| appalling | 14 | causing consternation | appalling conditions |
| oppressed | 14 | burdened psychologically or mentally | oppressed by a sense of failure |
| separates | 11 | - | - |
| reproduce | 14 | repeat after memorization | - |
| scapegoat | 14 | someone who is punished for the errors of others | - |
| compelled | 16 | - | - |
| blasphemy | 21 | blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character | - |
| sleepless | 11 | always watchful | - |
| sophomore | 16 | used of the second year in United States high school or college | the sophomore class |
| hypocrisy | 22 | an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | - |
| footprint | 14 | a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface | the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window |
| biography | 20 | an account of the series of events making up a person's life | - |
| municipal | 15 | of or relating to the government of a municipality | international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law |
| workplace | 20 | a place where work is done | - |
| gunpowder | 16 | a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks | - |
| overslept | 14 | - | - |
| scripture | 13 | the sacred writings of the Christian religions | - |
| telegraph | 15 | send cables, wires, or telegrams | - |
| duplicate | 14 | being two identical | - |
| supervise | 14 | watch and direct | - |
| stripping | 14 | the removal of covering | - |
| misplaced | 16 | lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place | misplaced tickets |
| splashing | 15 | the act of scattering water about haphazardly | - |
| repressed | 12 | characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions | repressed rage turned his face scarlet |
| spiderman | 14 | - | - |
| spokesman | 17 | a male spokesperson | - |
| displayed | 16 | - | - |
| capturing | 14 | - | - |
| apparatus | 13 | equipment designed to serve a specific function | - |
| repulsive | 14 | so extremely ugly as to be terrifying | a repulsive mask |
| aphrodite | 15 | goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus | - |
| implement | 15 | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue | He implemented a new economic plan |
| epileptic | 15 | a person who has epilepsy | - |
| captivity | 19 | the state of being imprisoned | he was held in captivity until he died |
| emphasize | 25 | to stress, single out as important | Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet |
| copyright | 20 | a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work | - |
| willpower | 17 | the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior | - |
| sleepover | 14 | an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children) | - |
| speculate | 13 | invest at a risk | - |
| imperfect | 18 | wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | - |
| galapagos | 13 | a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life | - |
| hepatitis | 14 | inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin | - |
| exemplary | 23 | being or serving as an illustration of a type | an action exemplary of his conduct |
| menopause | 13 | the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends | - |
| skeptical | 17 | marked by or given to doubt | a skeptical attitude |
| implanted | 14 | (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held | implanted convictions |
| appetizer | 22 | food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) | - |
| firepower | 17 | (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target | - |
| viewpoint | 17 | a place from which something can be viewed | - |
| saxophone | 21 | a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore | - |
| developer | 15 | photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film | - |
| aeroplane | 11 | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets | - |
| diplomacy | 19 | wisdom in the management of public affairs | - |
| supposing | 14 | - | - |
| espionage | 12 | the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets | - |
| shipwreck | 23 | an accident that destroys a ship at sea | - |
| davenport | 15 | a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island | - |
| simpleton | 13 | a person lacking intelligence or common sense | - |
| unpopular | 13 | regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval | unpopular ideas |
| supporter | 13 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | - |
| supplying | 17 | the activity of supplying or providing something | - |
| blueprint | 13 | something intended as a guide for making something else | a blueprint for a house |
| supernova | 14 | a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process | - |
| gossiping | 13 | a conversation that spreads personal information about other people | - |
| toothpick | 20 | pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth | - |
| composite | 15 | considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers | - |
| spectator | 13 | a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel | - |
| hypnotize | 26 | induce hypnosis in | - |
| sharpened | 15 | having the point made sharp | a sharpened pencil |
| spineless | 11 | weak in willpower, courage or vitality | - |
| impending | 15 | close in time; about to occur | his impending retirement |
| deceptive | 17 | causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true | deceptive calm |
| disrupted | 13 | marked by breaks or gaps | many routes are unsafe or disrupted |
| displaced | 15 | - | - |
| expulsion | 18 | the act of forcing out someone or something | the child's expulsion from school |
| diaphragm | 18 | a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix | - |
| computing | 16 | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | - |
| scrapbook | 19 | an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted | - |
| repugnant | 12 | offensive to the mind | morally repugnant customs |
| foolproof | 17 | not liable to failure | a foolproof identification system |
| asparagus | 12 | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable | - |
| impotence | 15 | an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | - |
| recipient | 13 | a person who receives something | - |
| evaporate | 14 | become less intense and fade away gradually | her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance |
| apprehend | 17 | take into custody | - |
| dispersed | 13 | distributed or spread over a considerable extent | has ties with many widely dispersed friends |
| droppings | 15 | fecal matter of animals | - |
| chaperone | 16 | one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people | - |
| overpower | 17 | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | - |
| sportsman | 13 | someone who engages in sports | - |
| tampering | 14 | the act of altering something secretly or improperly | - |
| telepathy | 17 | apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions | - |
| replicate | 13 | make or do or perform again | He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick |
| sociopath | 16 | someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') | - |
| sphincter | 16 | a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening | - |
| conspired | 14 | - | - |
| applicant | 15 | a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission | - |
| exemption | 20 | immunity from an obligation or duty | - |
| stopwatch | 19 | a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race) | - |
| supremacy | 18 | power to dominate or defeat | - |
| reprimand | 14 | censure severely or angrily | - |
| repellent | 11 | serving or tending to repel | I find his obsequiousness repellent |
| galloping | 13 | - | - |
| autopilot | 11 | a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness | she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot |
| amputated | 14 | - | - |
| implicate | 15 | impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result | - |
| euphemism | 18 | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh | - |
| sprinkles | 15 | bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream | - |
| receptive | 16 | ready or willing to receive favorably | receptive to the proposals |
| impartial | 13 | free from undue bias or preconceived opinions | the impartial eye of a scientist |
| composing | 16 | the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole | - |
| whirlpool | 17 | flow in a circular current, of liquids | - |
| splinters | 11 | wood in small pieces or splinters | - |
| reprogram | 14 | - | - |
| grappling | 15 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
| depravity | 18 | a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | - |
| appliance | 15 | a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | - |
| archetype | 19 | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | - |
| worshiped | 18 | - | - |
| unplugged | 14 | - | - |
| vaporized | 24 | converted into a gas or vapor | - |
| recapture | 13 | capture again | recapture the escaped prisoner |
| repayment | 16 | the act of returning money received previously | - |
| importing | 14 | the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country | - |
| empowered | 17 | invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter | - |
| sceptical | 15 | marked by or given to doubt | - |
| strapping | 14 | muscular and heavily built | a strapping boy of eighteen |
| repairman | 13 | a skilled worker whose job is to repair things | - |
| symposium | 18 | a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations | - |
| tripitaka | 15 | - | - |
| opportune | 13 | suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose | an opportune place to make camp |
| quadruple | 21 | four times as great or many | - |
| uplifting | 15 | the rise of something | the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky |
| expressly | 21 | with specific intentions; for the express purpose | she needs the money expressly for her patients |
| amplifier | 16 | electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it | - |
| outspoken | 15 | given to expressing yourself freely or insistently | outspoken in their opposition to segregation |
| unhappily | 19 | in an unfortunate way | - |
| grapevine | 15 | gossip spread by spoken communication | - |
| epicenter | 13 | the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake | - |
| specified | 17 | clearly and explicitly stated | meals are at specified times |
| sprinkler | 15 | mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden | - |
| crippling | 16 | that cripples or disables or incapacitates | a crippling injury |
| composure | 15 | steadiness of mind under stress | he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity |
| comprised | 16 | - | - |
| carpentry | 16 | the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood | - |
| splendour | 12 | a quality that outshines the usual | - |
| replenish | 14 | fill something that had previously been emptied | - |
| impetuous | 13 | characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation | an impetuous display of spending and gambling |
| implosion | 13 | a sudden inward collapse | the implosion of a light bulb |
| emphysema | 21 | an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | - |
| hypnotist | 17 | a person who induces hypnosis | - |
| flowerpot | 17 | a container in which plants are cultivated | - |
| megaphone | 17 | a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice | - |
| tightrope | 15 | tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground | - |
| empirical | 15 | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory | an empirical basis for an ethical theory |
| bedspread | 15 | decorative cover for a bed | - |
| adaptable | 14 | capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use | to succeed one must be adaptable |
| empathize | 25 | be understanding of | - |
| apartheid | 15 | a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa | - |
| aerospace | 13 | the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole | - |
| occipital | 15 | of or relating to the occiput | occipital bone |
| impromptu | 17 | with little or no preparation or forethought | an impromptu speech |
| depiction | 14 | representation by drawing or painting etc | - |
| ephemeral | 16 | lasting a very short time | the ephemeral joys of childhood |
| blaspheme | 18 | utter obscenities or profanities | - |
| centipede | 14 | chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors | - |
| springing | 13 | - | - |
| trampling | 14 | the sound of heavy treading or stomping | - |
| swordplay | 18 | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | - |
| expelling | 19 | any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body | - |
| appraised | 14 | - | - |
| upgrading | 14 | - | - |
| dissipate | 12 | spend frivolously and unwisely | - |
| fireproof | 17 | impervious to damage by fire | - |
| amplified | 17 | - | - |
| whisperer | 17 | one who speaks in a whisper | - |
| reputable | 13 | having a good reputation | a reputable business |
| inception | 13 | an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events | - |
| impudence | 16 | an impudent statement | - |
| innkeeper | 15 | the owner or manager of an inn | - |
| amphibian | 18 | relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia | - |
| multiplex | 20 | many and varied; having many features or forms | the multiplex opportunities in high technology |
| dispenser | 12 | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts | - |
| oppressor | 13 | a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures | - |
| sandpaper | 14 | stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand | - |
| decompose | 16 | separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts | - |
| clipboard | 16 | a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers | - |
| apathetic | 16 | marked by a lack of interest | an apathetic audience |
| speedboat | 14 | a fast motorboat | - |
| underpaid | 13 | - | - |
| sugarplum | 14 | any of various small sugary candies | - |
| reptilian | 11 | any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | - |
| hopscotch | 21 | a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone | - |
| dependant | 13 | a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) | - |
| dispensed | 13 | distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions | medicines dispensed to the sick |
| compiling | 16 | the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list) | the job of compiling the inventory took several hours |
| esophagus | 15 | the passage between the pharynx and the stomach | - |
| chopstick | 22 | one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with | - |
| trappings | 14 | (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel | - |
| sumptuous | 13 | ostentatiously rich and superior in quality | - |
| disposing | 13 | - | - |
| carpeting | 14 | floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | - |
| acropolis | 13 | the citadel in ancient Greek towns | - |
| unzipping | 23 | - | - |
| hypnotism | 19 | the act of inducing hypnosis | - |
| depicting | 15 | a representation by picture or portraiture | - |
| ballpoint | 13 | a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper | - |
| carpaccio | 17 | - | - |
| sharpener | 14 | any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper | a knife sharpener |
| spiraling | 12 | in the shape of a coil | - |
| sprawling | 15 | spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly | sprawling handwriting |
| unplanned | 12 | not done with purpose or intent | - |
| hairpiece | 16 | a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment | - |
| upholding | 16 | - | - |
| exporting | 19 | the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country | - |
| hairspray | 17 | - | - |
| appraisal | 13 | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | - |
| saltpeter | 11 | (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive | - |
| stoplight | 15 | a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop | - |
| copacetic | 17 | completely satisfactory | his smile said that everything was copacetic |
| depriving | 16 | - | - |
| enveloped | 15 | - | - |
| sharpness | 14 | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice | - |
| shipshape | 19 | of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder | even the barn was shipshape |
| baptizing | 23 | - | - |
| beekeeper | 17 | a farmer who keeps bees for their honey | - |
| biosphere | 16 | the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist | - |
| nonprofit | 14 | an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities | - |
| strapless | 11 | a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps | - |
| underpass | 12 | an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway | - |
| homophobe | 21 | a person who hates or fears homosexual people | - |
| ectoplasm | 15 | (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance | - |
| appendage | 15 | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant | - |
| windswept | 18 | open to or swept by wind | windswept headlands |
| sprouting | 12 | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow | - |
| unspoiled | 12 | not left to spoil | - |
| supremely | 16 | to the maximum degree | he was supremely confident |
| repulsion | 11 | intense aversion | - |
| expectant | 20 | in an advanced stage of pregnancy | - |
| expansive | 21 | of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope | an expansive lifestyle |
| emphasise | 16 | to stress, single out as important | - |
| occupancy | 20 | the act of occupying or taking possession of a building | occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal |
| displease | 12 | give displeasure to | - |
| compliant | 15 | inclined to comply | children compliant with the parental will |
| opposable | 15 | capable of being placed opposite to something | the thumb is opposable to the forefinger |
| stipulate | 11 | specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement | The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life |
| temperate | 13 | not extreme | temperate in his response to criticism |
| temptress | 13 | a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive | - |
| torpedoed | 13 | - | - |
| triumphal | 16 | joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | a triumphal success |
| sweepings | 15 | - | - |
| repossess | 11 | claim back | - |
| repentant | 11 | feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds | - |
| horseplay | 17 | rowdy or boisterous play | - |
| imprudent | 14 | lacking wise self-restraint | an imprudent remark |
| lamplight | 17 | light from a lamp | - |
| deepening | 13 | accumulating and becoming more intense | the deepening gloom |
| entrapped | 14 | - | - |
| shapeless | 14 | having no definite form or distinct shape | a shapeless mass of protoplasm |
| spearhead | 15 | the head and sharpened point of a spear | - |
| stockpile | 17 | something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose | - |
| symphonic | 21 | harmonious in sound | the symphonic hum of a million insects |
| umpteenth | 16 | last in an indefinitely numerous series | - |
| marsupial | 13 | mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried | - |
| disputing | 13 | - | - |
| dispersal | 12 | the act of dispersing or diffusing something | - |
| excepting | 21 | - | - |
| episcopal | 15 | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church | - |
| byproduct | 19 | a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence | - |
| capacitor | 15 | an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge | - |
| approving | 17 | the formal act of approving | - |
| appellant | 13 | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) | - |
| misshapen | 16 | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly | misshapen old fingers |
| nameplate | 13 | a plate bearing a name | - |
| xylophone | 24 | a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets | - |
| traipsing | 12 | - | - |
| headphone | 18 | electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | - |
| depletion | 12 | the act of decreasing something markedly | - |
| endoscope | 14 | a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery | - |
| epidermis | 14 | the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates | - |
| apostolic | 13 | proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles | - |
| whereupon | 17 | - | - |
| sheepskin | 18 | a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study | - |
| transpire | 11 | pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas | - |
| unhelpful | 17 | providing no assistance | - |
| superglue | 12 | - | - |
| ibuprofen | 16 | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic | daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach |
| imploring | 14 | begging | - |
| esplanade | 12 | a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore | - |
| grandpapa | 15 | - | - |
| cacophony | 21 | a loud harsh or strident noise | - |
| scrapping | 16 | - | - |
| sprightly | 18 | full of spirit and vitality | a sprightly young girl |
| stoppable | 15 | capable of being stopped | if we pick up our pace he may be stoppable |
| telephoto | 14 | a photograph made with a telephoto lens | - |
| tarpaulin | 11 | waterproofed canvas | - |
| trumpeter | 13 | a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet | - |
| unwrapped | 17 | not yet wrapped or having the wrapping removed | she faced a mountainous pile of presents still unwrapped |
| hyperbole | 19 | extravagant exaggeration | - |
| henpecked | 21 | harassed by persistent nagging | - |
| conscript | 15 | someone who is drafted into military service | - |
| dystrophy | 21 | any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles | - |
| expedient | 19 | a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one | - |
| captivate | 16 | attract; cause to be enamored | - |
| cataplexy | 23 | - | - |
| aspartame | 13 | an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener | - |
| spaceport | 15 | - | - |
| tiptoeing | 12 | - | - |
| rampaging | 15 | - | - |
| reportage | 12 | the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | - |
| hypnotise | 17 | induce hypnosis in | - |
| lymphatic | 21 | of or relating to or produced by lymph | - |
| desperado | 13 | a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) | - |
| disparate | 12 | fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind | such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing |
| disparity | 15 | inequality or difference in some respect | - |
| disrepute | 12 | the state of being held in low esteem | because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute |
| capillary | 16 | a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action | - |
| sleepwalk | 18 | walk in one's sleep | - |
| lampshade | 17 | a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view | - |
| lorazepam | 22 | tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia | - |
| disparage | 13 | express a negative opinion of | She disparaged her student's efforts |
| empathise | 16 | be understanding of | - |
| ephedrine | 15 | white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma | - |
| bioweapon | 16 | any weapon usable in biological warfare | they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon |
| bypassing | 17 | - | - |
| antipathy | 17 | a feeling of intense dislike | - |
| amorphous | 16 | having no definite form or distinct shape | amorphous clouds of insects |
| sepulchre | 16 | a chamber that is used as a grave | - |
| simpatico | 15 | - | - |
| spherical | 16 | having the shape of a sphere or ball | a spherical object |
| sparingly | 15 | to a meager degree or in a meager manner | - |
| spearmint | 13 | common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring | - |
| rapacious | 13 | devouring or craving food in great quantities | a rapacious appetite |
| repellant | 11 | serving or tending to repel | - |
| coffeepot | 19 | tall pot in which coffee is brewed | - |
| expiation | 18 | compensation for a wrong | - |
| encompass | 15 | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds |
| epidermal | 14 | of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula | - |
| atrophied | 15 | (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use | partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm |
| octopuses | 13 | - | - |
| soporific | 16 | inducing mental lethargy | - |
| spareribs | 13 | baked or roasted with a spicy sauce | - |
| spattered | 12 | covered with bright patches (often used in combination) | a blood-spattered room |
| stovepipe | 16 | a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur | - |
| turpitude | 12 | a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | the various turpitudes of modern society |
| vampirism | 18 | belief in the existence of vampires | - |
| reprobate | 13 | a person without moral scruples | - |
| hyphenate | 20 | divide or connect with a hyphen | hyphenate these words and names |
| imploding | 15 | - | - |
| inputting | 12 | - | - |
| creepiest | 13 | - | - |
| despising | 13 | a feeling of scornful hatred | - |
| despotism | 14 | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | - |
| disrepair | 12 | in need of repairs | - |
| exploiter | 18 | a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically | - |
| flophouse | 17 | a cheap lodging house | - |
| haphazard | 27 | without care; in a slapdash manner | the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard |
| gyroscope | 17 | rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction | - |
| endorphin | 15 | a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties | - |
| baptismal | 15 | of or relating to baptism | baptismal font |
| catalepsy | 16 | a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli | - |
| chapstick | 22 | - | - |
| appellate | 13 | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) | appellate court |
| adipocere | 14 | - | - |
| osteopath | 14 | a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles | - |
| millipede | 14 | any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs | - |
| showpiece | 19 | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection | - |
| spearfish | 17 | any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare | - |
| stepchild | 17 | a child of your spouse by a former marriage | - |
| thereupon | 14 | - | - |
| transpose | 11 | transfer from one place or period to another | - |
| unimpeded | 15 | not slowed or prevented | a time of unimpeded growth |
| upcountry | 16 | of or coming from the middle of a region or country | upcountry districts |
| vaporizer | 23 | a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation) | - |
| suspender | 12 | elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) | - |
| reputedly | 15 | - | - |
| imperious | 13 | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | - |
| interplay | 14 | reciprocal action and reaction | - |
| copasetic | 15 | completely satisfactory | - |
| corporeal | 13 | affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit | corporeal suffering |
| depleting | 13 | - | - |
| distemper | 14 | an angry and disagreeable mood | - |
| drainpipe | 14 | a pipe through which liquid is carried away | - |
| expletive | 21 | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | expletives were deleted |
| champaign | 19 | extensive tract of level open land | - |
| worshiper | 17 | someone who admires too much to recognize faults | - |
| zoophilia | 23 | a sexual attraction to animals | - |
| shampooed | 17 | - | - |
| sophistry | 17 | a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | - |
