9-letter words containing a, t, h, e, o
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phase out — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phenolate — Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C 6 H 5 ONa.
- phone tag — telephone tag.
- phone tap — an instance of listening secretly, usually illegally, to someone's phone conversations using special electronic equipment
- phosphate — Chemistry. (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid. a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate.
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- posthaste — with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- rheotaxis — oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, especially water.
- rhodanate — a salt of thiocyanic acid
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- rotachute — a device serving the same purpose as a parachute, in which the canopy is replaced by freely revolving rotor blades, used for the delivery of stores or recovery of missiles
- rotherham — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- segholate — a noun in Hebrew that has a long vowel in the first syllable and a short seghol in the second syllable
- senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- shake out — If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust.
- share out — distribute fairly
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
- shootable — suitable for being shot
- shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
- shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
- shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- southeast — the point or direction midway between south and east. Abbreviation: SE.
- southgate — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- spaceshot — a launch of a space vehicle beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- statehood — the status or condition of being a state, especially a state of the U.S.
- stenobath — a stenobathic organism.
- stomacher — a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- stonechat — any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
- stonehand — a person who arranges type and imposes pages on an imposing stone
- stonewash — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
- sweatshop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
- tabbouleh — a salad of fine-ground bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- table-hop — to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.
- take hold — become established
- taoiseach — The prime minister of the Republic of Ireland is called the Taoiseach.
- tap shoes — shoes worn by tap-dancers which are equipped with taps that make a rhythmic sound when the shoes are used for dancing
- tape echo — a means of delaying the repeat of a sound by adjusting the time lapse between the recording and playback heads of a tape recorder
- tea cloth — A tea cloth is the same as a tea towel.
- telophase — the final stage of meiosis or mitosis, in which the separated chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the dividing cell and the nuclei of the daughter cells form around the two sets of chromosomes.
- thanehood — the character or standing of a thane
- the above — something that is above or previously mentioned