9-letter words containing h, o, t
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- logothete — (in the Byzantine Empire and later in Sicily) a chancellor
- loincloth — a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips, especially in tropical regions as the only item of clothing.
- long shot — a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds.
- longcloth — a fine, white, cotton cloth, of plain weave; high-grade muslin.
- longworth — Alice Lee Roosevelt ("Princess Alice") 1884–1980, U.S. socialite: daughter of Theodore Roosevelt.
- lophodont — having molar teeth with crowns in the form of transverse ridges.
- lopoliths — Plural form of lopolith.
- lothair i — a.d. 795?–855, king of Germany 840–843; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 840–855 (son of Louis I).
- lotharios — Plural form of lothario.
- loudmouth — a loudmouthed person.
- loutishly — In a loutish manner.
- love-hate — characterized simultaneously by feelings of love and hate
- lovelight — A fond expression of love in a person's eyes.
- lowlights — Plural form of lowlight.
- luna moth — a large, pale-green, American moth, Actias luna, having purple-brown markings, lunate spots, and long tails.
- lustihood — lustiness; vigor.
- luton hoo — a mansion near Luton in Bedfordshire: built (1766–67) for the 3rd Earl of Bute by Robert Adam; rebuilt in the 19th century: houses the Wernher Collection of tapestries, porcelain, and paintings
- macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- maggotish — Maggoty.
- mahometan — a name formerly in Western usage but never used among Muslims for the Muslim religion
- mailshots — Plural form of mailshot.
- malathion — an organic phosphate insecticide, C 10 H 19 O 6 S 2 P, of relatively low toxicity for mammals.
- malt shop — a retail establishment specializing in serving ice-cream drinks, as malted milks, milk shakes, and sodas.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- marathons — Plural form of marathon.
- marshwort — A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- mash note — an effusive note or letter expressing affection or passion for the recipient, usually a stranger or someone known only casually
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masthouse — a place, usually in a dockyard, in which masts are stored
- matchbook — a small cardboard folder into which several rows of paper matches are stapled or glued.
- matchlock — an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match.
- matchwood — wood suitable for match.
- mathewson — Christopher ("Christy") 1880–1925, U.S. baseball player.
- matholwch — a legendary king of Ireland and the husband of Branwen.
- mathworks — The MathWorks, Inc.
- mazopathy — mazopathia.
- meal moth — a small pyralid moth, Pyralis farinalis, whose larvae are an important pest of stored cereals. The Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) and the Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella) are other pyralids with similar habits
- meat hook — Usually, meat hooks. Slang. a hand or fist: Get your meat hooks away from that cake! It's for dessert.
- meathooks — Usually, meat hooks. Slang. a hand or fist: Get your meat hooks away from that cake! It's for dessert.
- megamouth — The megamouth shark.
- megilloth — Slang. a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah. a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
- mesh knot — sheet bend.
- mesophyte — a plant growing under conditions of well-balanced moisture supply.
- metamorph — (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis.