9-letter words containing a, p, o, n
- pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
- pignorate — to pledge or pawn
- pilonidal — noting or pertaining to a growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in the deeper layers of the skin.
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- pink coat — the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.
- pinnation — pinnate condition or formation.
- pinon jay — pinyon jay.
- piperonal — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble aldehyde, C 8 H 6 O 3 , which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis.
- pisanello — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- placation — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- plainsong — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
- plainwork — simple needlework, such as hemming, as distinct from fancywork
- planation — the process whereby an irregular land surface is made flat or level by erosion.
- planeload — the amount of people or cargo an airplane can carry.
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- planiform — having a flattened shape, as an anatomical joint.
- plant out — When you plant out young plants, you plant them in the ground in the place where they are to be left to grow.
- plant pot — A plant pot is a container that is used for growing plants.
- planuloid — relating to a planula
- platinoid — resembling platinum: the platinoid elements.
- platinous — containing bivalent platinum.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- platonist — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- platonize — to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
- play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play upon — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playgoing — the activity of attending the theatre
- plekhanov — Georgi (or Georgy) Valentinovich [gyi-awr-gyee-vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi və lyɪnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1918, Russian philosopher and leader of the Mensheviks.
- pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
- pleonexia — excessive greed
- plication — the act or procedure of folding.
- plotinian — of, relating to, or in accordance with Plotinus or his philosophy.
- ploughman — A ploughman is a man whose job it is to plough the land, especially with a plough pulled by horses or oxen.
- plutonian — Also, Plutonic [ploo-ton-ik] /pluˈtɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or resembling Pluto or the lower world; infernal.
- pneumato- — air; breath or breathing; spirit
- pneumonia — inflammation of the lungs with congestion.
- pododynia — pain in the sole of the foot.
- poi dance — a women's formation dance that involves singing and manipulating a poi
- poignancy — the state or condition of being poignant.
- poinciana — royal poinciana.
- point man — the lead soldier of an infantry patrol on combat operations.
- pointable — able to be pointed or pointed out
- pointsman — a railway switchman.
- pokelogan — marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.
- pole bean — any vinelike variety of bean that is trained to grow upright on a pole, trellis, fence, etc.
- polianite — a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- policeman — a member of a police force or body.
- pollenate — pollinate
- pollinate — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- pollutant — something that pollutes.