9-letter words containing a, r, m, o
- ramamorph — any of a group of extinct Miocene apes of Europe, Asia, and Africa, characterized by large molars and small incisors and typified by the genera Ramapithecus and Sivapithecus.
- ramaphosa — (Matamela) Cyril. born 1952, South African statesman and trade unionist; secretary general of the ANC (1991–97); deputy president of South Africa from 2014
- ramble on — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- ramp down — decrease effort, work
- ramrodded — a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
- randomize — to order or select in a random manner, as in a sample or experiment, especially in order to reduce bias and interference caused by irrelevant variables; make random.
- rare mode — (operating system) Unix CBREAK mode (character-by-character with keyboard interrupts enabled). Distinguished from raw mode and cooked mode; the phrase "a sort of half-cooked (rare?) mode" is used in the V7/BSD manuals to describe the mode. Usage: rare.
- rascaldom — the domain of rascals, a group of rascals
- razorclam — type of mollusc with a long, narrow shell
- real mode — An operating mode of Intel 80x86 processors. The opposite of protected mode.
- recompact — to pack or join (something) closely together again
- red roman — a marine food fish, Chrisoblephus laticeps
- reformado — (formerly) a disgraced officer who is deprived of his command but still has the same rank and sometimes is still paid
- reformate — the product of the reforming process.
- remontant — (of certain roses) blooming more than once in a season.
- remoulade — a cold sauce made with mayonnaise and various condiments and herbs, as chopped pickles, capers, mustard, parsley, chervil, and tarragon.
- removable — that may be removed.
- reprogram — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- rhabdomal — of or relating to rhabdoms
- rhamphoid — beaklike or beak-shaped
- rhodamine — a red dye obtained by heating an alkyl aminophenol with phthalic anhydride.
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- ribozymal — of or relating to ribozymes
- rigmarole — an elaborate or complicated procedure: to go through the rigmarole of a formal dinner.
- road hump — speed bump that slows traffic
- robot arm — A robot arm is a type of robot consisting of parts linked together in the same way as those of a human arm, mounted on a stand.
- rocambole — a European plant, Allium scorodoprasum, of the amaryllis family, used like garlic.
- roman law — the system of jurisprudence elaborated by the ancient Romans, a strong and varied influence on the legal systems of many countries.
- romanesco — a variety of green cauliflower
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- romeldale — a breed of sheep characterized by high-quality and multicoloured fleece
- rood beam — a beam above the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church, supporting the rood.
- rosemarie — a female given name.
- rosemarys — a female given name.
- rotameter — an instrument for measuring the rate of flow of a liquid, consisting of a tapered vertical tube in which a small float is forced upward until its weight balances the fluid force.
- rotherham — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- rotor arm — the revolving arm of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine
- rotterdam — a seaport in SW Netherlands.
- roumanian — Romania.
- round-arm — denoting or using bowling with the arm held more or less horizontal
- roundsman — a person who makes rounds, as of inspection.
- route map — road plan showing where to go
- rovaniemi — a city in N Finland, near the Arctic Circle.
- royalmast — the highest part of a mast
- ruminator — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- sacciform — resembling a sac
- salesroom — a room in which goods are sold or displayed.
- salometer — salinometer.
- san ramon — a town in W California.