9-letter words starting with sp
- spasmatic — given to spasms
- spasmodic — pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
- spatially — of or relating to space.
- spattered — to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.
- spatulate — shaped like a spatula; rounded more or less like a spoon.
- spazz out — an awkward or clumsy person.
- speak for — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- speak out — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- speakable — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- speakeasy — a saloon or nightclub selling alcoholic beverages illegally, especially during Prohibition.
- spear gun — a device for shooting a barbed missile under water, usually by means of gas under pressure, a strong rubber band, or a powerful spring.
- spearfish — fish: type of marlin
- spearhead — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- spearlike — resembling a spear
- spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- spearwort — any of several buttercups having lance-shaped leaves and small flowers, as Ranunculus ambigens, of the eastern U.S., growing in mud.
- spec rate — (benchmark) Results of the throughput measurement using SPEC benchmark suites CINT92 and CFP92. With the throughput measurement method, several copies of a given benchmark are executed. The method is particularly suitable for multiprocessor systems. The results, called SPEC rate, express how many jobs of a particular type (characterised by the individual benchmark) can be executed in a given time (The SPEC reference time happens to be a week, the execution times are normalized with respect to a VAX 11/780). The SPEC rates therefore characterise the capacity of a system for compute-intensive jobs of similar characteristics. See also SPEC ratio.
- special k — an animal anaesthetic, ketamine hydrochloride, sold illegally as a hallucinogenic drug
- specially — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- species's — a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
- specifics — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
- specified — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- specifier — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- specifies — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- specint92 — (benchmark) A benchmark result derived from the results of a set of integer benchmarks from SPEC (geometric mean of the 6 SPEC ratios of CINT92) which can be used to estimate a machine's single-tasking performance on integer code. SPECint92 obsoletes SPECint89. See also SPECbase_int92.
- speckless — having no specks or dirt
- spectacle — anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
- spectator — a weekly periodical (1711–12, 1714) issued by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
- speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speechful — full of speech or expression
- speechify — to make a speech or speeches; harangue.
- speechway — a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
- speed cop — a policeman who rides a motorcycle and who checks the speeds at which motorists are travelling
- speedball — a game similar to soccer with the chief difference that a player catching the ball on the fly can pass it with the hands.
- speedboat — a motorboat designed for high speeds.
- speediest — characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- speedless — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- speedread — to read (something) very quickly
- speedster — a person who travels at high speed.
- speedwalk — an endless conveyor belt, moving walk, or the like used to transport standing persons from place to place.
- speedwell — any of several plants, shrubs, or small trees of the genus Veronica, of the figwort family, having opposite leaves and small flowers.
- spell out — to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right?
- spellbind — to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.
- spelldown — a spelling competition that begins with all the contestants standing and that ends when all but one, the winner, have been required to sit down due to a specified number of misspellings.
- spelunked — to explore caves, especially as a hobby.
- spelunker — a person who explores caves, especially as a hobby.
- spendable — available for spending.
- speranski — Mikhail Mikhailovich (mixɑˈil). 1772–1839, Russian statesman, chief adviser (1807–12) to Alexander I. His greatest achievement was the codification of Russian law (begun 1826)
- sperm oil — a yellow, thin, water-insoluble liquid obtained from the sperm whale, used chiefly as a lubricant in light machinery, as watches, clocks, and scientific apparatus.