9-letter words containing l, o, r, e, t
- orleanist — a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- ostleress — a female ostler
- ottrelite — a brittle mica containing manganese and similar to margarite in physical and chemical properties.
- outersole — outsole.
- outlander — a foreigner; alien.
- outlinear — relating to an outline
- outliners — Plural form of outliner.
- outlustre — (poetic, transitive) To surpass in brightness or lustre; to outshine.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- outtravel — (transitive) To exceed in speed or distance travelled.
- over-talk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- overbuilt — Simple past tense and past participle of overbuild.
- overlight — a strong light
- overlimit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- overlusty — too lusty
- overplant — to plant more than is necessary or possible to sustain
- overslept — to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.
- pardalote — any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- patrolled — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patroller — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- pearlwort — any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Sagina, having small white flowers that are spherical in bud
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pellitory — any of various urticaceous plants of the S and W European genus Parietaria, esp P. diffusa (pellitory-of-the-wall or wall pellitory), that grow in crevices and have long narrow leaves and small pink flowers
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- petrolage — the addition of petrol to the surface of a body of water to get rid of mosquitoes
- petroleum — oil used for fuel
- petroleur — a male individual who uses petroleum to cause explosions or fires
- petrology — study of rocks
- pistoleer — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
- pistolero — a member of an armed band of roving mounted bandits.
- pistolier — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- pole star — Polaris.
- pole-star — Polaris.
- polltaker — a person or organization that conducts polls; pollster.
- 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.
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- portalled — a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- portatile — portable
- portobelo — a small port in Panama, on the Caribbean northeast of Colón: the most important port in South America in colonial times; declined with the opening of the Panama Canal. Pop: 3300 (1997)
- postiller — a writer of postils; an annotator
- potboiler — a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain.
- potholder — a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.
- potlicker — Midland and Southern U.S. Eye Dialect. pot liquor.
- poulterer — a dealer in poultry, hares, and game; poultryman.
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- prelation — the setting of one above another
- prelocate — to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris.