9-letter words containing c, o, s, p, e
- opalesces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opalesce.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
- opuscules — Plural form of opuscule.
- osteocope — severe pain in the bones, especially that occurring in syphilitic persons.
- otoscopes — Plural form of otoscope.
- overcrops — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcrop.
- overspice — to add too much spice to
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- parcourse — an outdoor exercise track or course, especially for joggers, equipped with a series of stations along the way where one is to stop and perform a specific exercise.
- parecious — paroicous.
- pectinose — arabinose.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pecunious — having plenty of money; wealthy
- penobscot — a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- pentecost — a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday.
- percussor — plexor.
- periscope — an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
- pleoptics — the practice of treating the vision defect amblyopia.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- poeticism — a poetic expression that has become hackneyed, forced, or artificial.
- poimenics — pastoral theology.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- pomaceous — of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.
- poroscope — an instrument for measuring porosity
- porticoes — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- post race — a race in which each owner is allowed to list a number of possible entries and, at a stipulated time before the race, specify which horse will actually compete.
- praecoces — a division of birds whose young are able to run when first hatched
- precensor — to censor (a film, play, book, etc) before its publication
- prechoose — to choose in advance
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- precision — the state or quality of being precise.
- precursor — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- prescious — prescient
- prescored — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- procellas — pucellas.
- processed — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- processer — a person or thing that processes.
- processes — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- processor — a person or thing that processes.
- procuress — a woman who procures prostitutes.