9-letter words containing h, o, m, t
- metaphore — Misspelling of metaphor.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- methadone — a synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 8 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substitute in the treatment of heroin addiction.
- methodism — the doctrines, polity, beliefs, and methods of worship of the Methodists.
- methodist — a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.
- methodius — Saint (Apostle of the Slavs) a.d. c825–885, Greek missionary in Moravia (brother of Saint Cyril).
- methodize — to reduce (something) to a method.
- methought — simple past tense of methinks.
- methoxide — methylate (def 1).
- microlith — a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, especially during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times.
- microthin — extremely or, sometimes, microscopically thin: a microthin layer of aluminum.
- millionth — coming last in a series of a million.
- misgrowth — an abnormal or distorted growth
- mixotroph — any organism capable of existing as either an autotroph or heterotroph.
- moesogoth — one of the Christianized Goths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century a.d.
- moithered — Simple past tense and past participle of moither.
- monoethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A single ethyl group in a molecule.
- monoliths — Plural form of monolith.
- monopitch — having only one slope or a slope with a regular gradient
- monostich — a poem or epigram consisting of a single metrical line.
- monotroch — a one-wheeled means of transportation, such as a wheelbarrow
- monteiths — Plural form of monteith.
- monthlies — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- monthling — a baby or a thing that is one month old
- monthlong — Which lasts a month, or approximately so.
- moon shot — the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon.
- moon-shot — the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon.
- moonlight — the light of the moon.
- moonshots — Plural form of moonshot.
- moot hall — a building in some English villages where moots were once held; town hall.
- more than — a greater number or amount than
- morphotic — (biology) Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework.
- mortcloth — a funeral cloth spread over a coffin
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- moth bean — a low, trailing Indian plant, Vigna aconitifolia, of the legume family, having yellow flowers grown for forage and edible, mottled grayish-yellow seeds.
- moth-hole — a hole in a piece of material or item clothing caused by a moth eating it
- mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- motheaten — Alt form moth-eaten.
- motherers — Plural form of motherer.
- motherese — the simplified and repetitive type of speech, with exaggerated intonation and rhythm, often used by adults when speaking to babies
- mothering — a female parent.
- mothproof — resistant to attack by moths.
- motlanthe — Kgalema (ɡɑːˈlɛmə). born 1949, South African statesman: president (2008–09)
- motorhome — a small bus or trucklike vehicle with a roomlike area behind the driver's seat outfitted as living quarters.
- motorship — a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
- mouchette — a daggerlike form, especially in tracery, created by a segmental and an ogee curve so that it is pointed at one end and circular at the other.
- moustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- mouth off — Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
- mouthable — able to be recited or spoken well