9-letter words containing l, a, s, p
- goal post — either of the two vertical posts that support a crossbar and form the opening of a goal in soccer, hockey, etc.
- goalposts — Plural form of goalpost.
- grapplers — Plural form of grappler.
- graspable — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- graspless — (of a person's hand) having no grasp, and hence loose, relaxed, etc
- grassplot — a plot of ground covered with or reserved for grass.
- half step — Music. semitone.
- half-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- half-step — Music. semitone.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- hall pass — permit to leave classroom
- handclaps — Plural form of handclap.
- handclasp — a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.
- haplessly — In a hapless manner.
- harp seal — a northern earless seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, with pale-yellow fur darkening to gray with age, of coasts, drifting ice, and seas of the North Atlantic Ocean, hunted for its fur.
- headlamps — Plural form of headlamp.
- hellspawn — (fantasy) A creature or creatures from Hell.
- helpmates — (British) Plural form of helpmate.
- hip flask — small container for carrying alcohol
- homoplasy — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitals — Plural form of hospital.
- hotplates — Plural form of hotplate.
- hypoblast — the endoderm.
- idioplasm — germ plasm.
- iliopsoas — (anatomy) A compound muscle composed of the iliac and psoas muscles.
- imperials — Plural form of imperial.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- in places — If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented
- isopycnal — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- ispaghula — dietary fibre derived from the seed husks of Plantago orata and used as a thickener or stabilizer in the food industry
- jalapenos — Plural form of jalapeno.
- jaspilite — a metamorphic rock that has a high concentration of hematite and that resembles jasper
- jillstrap — (informal) A pelvic protector, a woman's equivalent of a man's jockstrap.
- kalispell — a city in NW Montana.
- kelp bass — a sea bass, Paralabrax clathratus, of southern California coastal waters, valued as a food and game fish.
- la spezia — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea: naval base.
- labor spy — an employee who is used by management to spy on union activities.
- lairdship — the condition of being a laird, or the rank of laird
- lamp-post — A lamp-post is a tall metal or concrete pole that is fixed beside a road and has a light at the top.
- lampadist — (in ancient Greece) a competitor in a race run by young men with torches
- lampbrush — (rare) A form of brush, containing loops of material, used for dusting light fittings.
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- lampposts — Plural form of lamppost.
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- lampshell — Alternative form of lamp shell.
- lampstand — a support for a light bulb
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.