9-letter words containing a, r, o, n, s
- noreaster — Alternative spelling of nor'easter.
- normalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of normalize.
- 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).
- northants — Northamptonshire
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- noseguard — middle guard.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- nostratic — designating or of a proposed language superfamily that includes the Indo-European, Afroasiatic, Dravidian, Uralic, and Altaic families
- 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.
- notecards — An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections".
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- oarswoman — A female rower, especially as a member of a racing team.
- oarswomen — Plural form of oarswoman.
- obscurant — a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
- observant — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- oleanders — Plural form of oleander.
- on shares — with each person concerned taking a share of the profit or loss
- on stream — If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on stream or is brought on stream, it begins to operate or becomes available.
- on-stream — in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like: When the new printing press goes on-stream, we'll be able to print twice as many newspapers a day.
- orangeism — the principles and practices of the Orangemen.
- ordinands — Plural form of ordinand.
- ordinates — Plural form of ordinate.
- organised — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organiser — Standard spelling of organizer.
- organises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of organise.
- organisms — Plural form of organism.
- organists — Plural form of organist.
- organizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of organize.
- organosol — a resin-based coating
- orgasming — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- orientals — Plural form of oriental.
- originals — Plural form of original.
- orleanais — a former province in N France. Capital: Orléans.
- orleanist — a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- ornaments — Plural form of ornament.
- osnabruck — a city in Lower Saxony, in NW Germany.
- ostracean — a member of the family formerly called Ostracea
- outreason — (transitive) To surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.
- outstrain — to strain or stretch too much
- overlands — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- overstain — to stain too much
- overstand — overreach (def 13).
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- padronism — a system of exploitative work controlled by a padrone
- panderous — resembling a pander
- parkinson — a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, especially of the fingers and hands, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- parsonage — the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
- parsonish — like a parson