9-letter words containing e, p, s, t
- pointless — without a point: a pointless pen.
- pointwise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- pole star — Polaris.
- pole-star — Polaris.
- politesse — formal politeness; courtesy.
- polyester — Chemistry. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group –COO–, usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a polybasic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, plastics, and textile fibers.
- polystyle — having many columns.
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- popliteus — a thin, flat, triangular muscle in back of the knee, the action of which assists in bending the knee and in rotating the leg toward the body.
- port dues — the charge for the use of a port
- porteress — portress.
- porthouse — a company that produces port
- porticoes — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- portieres — a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
- positives — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- 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.
- post time — the time at which the entries in a race are required to be at the starting post.
- post-free — British. postpaid.
- post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- post-pose — to place (a grammatical form) after a related grammatical form: The adverb “out” in “put out the light” is postposed in “put the light out.”.
- postdated — to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date.
- posteriad — toward the posterior; posteriorly.
- posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- posterity — succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
- posterize — to humiliate (a sporting opponent) by performing a dramatic feat against them
- posthaste — with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- posthorse — horse kept at an inn or posthouse for use by postriders or for hire to travellers
- posthouse — house or inn where horses were kept for postriders or for hire to travellers
- postiller — a writer of postils; an annotator
- postponed — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postrider — (formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier.
- postrorse — directed backward.
- postulate — to ask, demand, or claim.
- posturise — to posture; pose.
- posturize — to posture; pose.
- potteries — the, a district in central England famous for the manufacture of pottery and china. The towns comprising this district were combined in 1910 to form Stoke-on-Trent.
- pour test — any test for determining the pour point of a substance.
- poussette — a dance step in which a couple or several couples dance around the ballroom, holding hands, as in country dances.
- power set — the collection of all subsets of a given set.
- practised — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- practiser — someone who practises something, esp a trade or skill; practitioner
- practises — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- praeneste — ancient name of Palestrina.
- prankster — a mischievous or malicious person who plays tricks, practical jokes, etc., at the expense of another.
- pre-exist — to exist beforehand.
- preadjust — that aids in preadjusting, that makes later adjusting easier by advance preparation
- precincts — a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
- predatism — the state of living as a predator or by predation.