9-letter words containing a, e, r, o, s, t
- graystone — (uncountable) A type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.
- hardstone — (arts) precious stone or semi-precious stone used to make intaglio, mosaics etc.
- heartsome — giving cheer, spirit, or courage: a heartsome wine.
- heartsore — heartsick.
- hesitator — Alternative spelling of hesitater.
- hoarstone — A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.
- horsecart — A cart drawn by a horse.
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- idolaters — Plural form of idolater.
- isocrates — 436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- jobstears — (used with a plural verb) the hard, nearly spherical bracts that surround the female flowers of an Asian grass, Coix lacryma-jobi, and which when ripe are used as beads.
- keratoses — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- laborites — Plural form of laborite.
- laserwort — the name given to several umbelliferous woodland plants of the genus Laserpitium, such as Laserpitium latifolium, whose roots are used as a flavouring
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- lodestars — Plural form of lodestar.
- maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- marlstone — an indurated marl.
- marmosets — Plural form of marmoset.
- masoretic — of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- massorete — one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- masterdom — complete control; mastery
- masterson — William Barclay ("Bat") 1853–1921, U.S. frontier law officer.
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- mediators — Plural form of mediator.
- megastore — A very large store, typically one specializing in a particular type of product.
- megastorm — a very powerful storm that causes catastrophic damage
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- moderates — Plural form of moderate.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- mortalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of mortalize.
- mortgages — Plural form of mortgage.
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- narcotise — Alternative spelling of narcotize.
- narrowest — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- nestorian — one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- nonskater — a person who does not skate
- noreaster — Alternative spelling of nor'easter.
- north sea — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- notarised — to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- notarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of notarize.