9-letter words containing h, o, p, s
- prop wash — propeller wash.
- prophasic — relating to the first stage of nuclear division
- proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
- prosphora — antidoron.
- prosthion — the most forward projecting point of the anterior surface of the upper jaw, in the midsagittal plane.
- protheses — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- prothesis — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psych-out — an act or instance of psyching out.
- psychogas — a gas with a mind-altering effect
- psychoses — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- psychosis — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- psychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- push over — shove to the ground
- push poll — a seemingly unbiased telephone survey that is actually conducted by supporters of a particular candidate and disseminates negative information about an opponent.
- push shot — Basketball. a shot with one hand from a point relatively distant from the basket, in which a player shoots the ball from shoulder level or above.
- push-down — a sudden, downward shift by an aircraft in the direction of the flight path.
- puss moth — a large pale prominent moth, Cerura vinula, whose larvae feed on willow and poplar, and are bright green with a masklike red head and claspers modified as "tails" that are protruded and raised in a state of alarm: family Notodontidae
- pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
- ramaphosa — (Matamela) Cyril. born 1952, South African statesman and trade unionist; secretary general of the ANC (1991–97); deputy president of South Africa from 2014
- rasophore — a monk authorized to wear the rason.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhizopods — any of numerous protozoa of the widespread subphylum (or superclass) Rhizopoda, characterized by a pseudopod and comprising most members of the phylum Sarcodina, including the amebas and foraminifers.
- rhodopsin — a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin.
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rogueship — the state or quality of being a rogue or rogueish
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- saphenous — of, relating to, or situated near the saphenous vein.
- saxophone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.
- scaphopod — any mollusk of the class Scaphopoda, comprising the tooth shells.
- schizopod — any crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea, comprising the opossum shrimps, and Euphausiacea, comprising krill.
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- sciosophy — supposed knowledge of natural or supernatural phenomena or forces, usually based on tradition, as astrology or phrenology.
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- semaphore — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- serpukhov — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- shampooed — to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
- sharecrop — to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper
- sheep-dog — a dog trained to herd and guard sheep.
- sheepcote — a pen or covered enclosure for sheep.
- sheepfold — an enclosure for sheep.
- ship over — to enlist or reenlist in the U.S. Navy
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shipborne — carried on a ship.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
- shippound — a Baltic measure of weight roughly equivalent to 300-400 pounds
- shoe shop — a shop which sells shoes
- shop-worn — worn or marred, as goods exposed and handled in a store.
- shopboard — a shop counter or work bench
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.