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9-letter words containing c, a, t, h, o

  • pack shot — (in television advertising) a close-up of the product being advertised, usually so that the viewer can register its logo and packaging
  • packcloth — a cloth used for packing
  • panchetto — a Renaissance chair having three splayed legs and a shaped back joined into a solid wooden seat.
  • parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
  • patchogue — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
  • patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
  • patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
  • pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
  • phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
  • phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock
  • phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
  • photocall — a time arranged for photographers, esp press photographers, to take pictures of a celebrity, the cast of a play, etc, usually for publicity purposes
  • photocard — A photocard is a card with a person's photograph on it, which they can use to prove who they are.
  • photoscan — to study the distribution of a radioactive isotope or radiopaque dye in (a body organ or part) through the use of x-rays.
  • pistachio — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
  • 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
  • postcrash — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a crash
  • pothecary — apothecary.
  • rh factor — any of a type of specific antigen present on the surface of red blood cells, persons having inherited such antigens being designated Rh+ (Rh positive) and persons lacking them, a much smaller group, being designated Rh− (Rh negative) blood of Rh− persons is incompatible with Rh+ blood because of antibody reaction, and an Rh− woman who bears an Rh+ baby will have formed antibodies to the fetal blood that, unless removed from her bloodstream by apheresis in a subsequent pregnancy, will be carried across the placenta and destroy red blood cells of the next Rh+ fetus, resulting in erythroblastosis in the newborn.
  • rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
  • rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
  • rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
  • rockshaft — an oscillating shaft.
  • 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
  • roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
  • sackcloth — sacking.
  • sailcloth — any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
  • scholiast — an ancient commentator on the classics.
  • scotchman — Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
  • shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
  • shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
  • sociopath — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
  • spaceshot — a launch of a space vehicle beyond the earth's atmosphere.
  • spot cash — an amount of money paid immediately in cash
  • stanchion — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
  • stomachal — a medication that is good for the stomach
  • 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.
  • stomachic — of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
  • stonechat — any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
  • stopwatch — a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.
  • stroupach — a cup of tea
  • succotash — a cooked dish of kernels of corn mixed with shell beans, especially lima beans, and, often, with green and sweet red peppers.
  • sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • tachogram — the record produced by the action of a tachometer.
  • tachyonic — characteristic of a tachyon
  • taoiseach — The prime minister of the Republic of Ireland is called the Taoiseach.
  • 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.
  • the coast — in the U.S., the Pacific coast
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