9-letter words containing a, p, t, o
- flag stop — a bus stop at which a bus only stops if there is someone waiting or if someone wants to get off the bus
- flat spot — a region of poor acceleration over a narrow range of throttle openings, caused by a weak mixture in the carburettor
- floptical — Denoting or relating to a type of floppy-disk drive using a laser to position the read-write head.
- footpaths — Plural form of footpath.
- footplate — Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.
- forcipate — having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
- foreparts — Plural form of forepart.
- four-part — arranged for four voices or instruments
- frontpage — Alternative spelling of front page.
- gallipots — Plural form of gallipot.
- gantelope — gauntlet2 .
- gastropod — any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc.
- gastropub — a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.
- gateposts — Plural form of gatepost.
- go postal — of or relating to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees.
- 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.
- godparent — a godfather or godmother.
- grapeshot — a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- grassplot — a plot of ground covered with or reserved for grass.
- groupmate — A member of the same group.
- guardpost — Alternative spelling of guard post.
- ha'p'orth — a person considered as specified
- haanepoot — a type of white wine made from the Hanepoot grape
- halophyte — a plant that thrives in saline soil.
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- haplotype — Genetics. a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together: By comparing haplotypes of a mother and father with those of a fetus, scientists can study how new genetic changes arise.
- happen to — chance to
- haptonema — In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
- heatproof — not affected or damaged by heat, especially when placed in an oven or over a direct flame: heatproof cookware.
- hemopathy — (medicine) Any disorder or disease of the blood.
- hepatomas — Plural form of hepatoma.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- heptaglot — a book written in seven languages
- heptagons — Plural form of heptagon.
- heptalogy — (rare) # A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- heptanone — any of three isomeric ketones, C 11 H 14 O, derived from heptane.
- heptapody — a verse with seven metrical feet
- hippolyta — a queen of the Amazons, variously said to have been killed by Hercules or to have been conquered and married by Theseus.
- homeopath — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
- homotypal — of normal type
- honeytrap — A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim.
- hopatcong — a town in N New Jersey.
- hospitage — the position of being a guest
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitals — Plural form of hospital.
- hospitate — (obsolete, transitive) To receive with hospitality; to lodge as a guest.
- hot pants — (used with a plural verb) very brief and usually tight-fitting shorts for women and girls, first popularized in the early 1970s.
- hot plate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
- hotplates — Plural form of hotplate.