9-letter words containing n, o, a, t, e
- noviciate — The period during which you are a novice.
- novitiate — the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation.
- nucleator — having a nucleus.
- numerator — Arithmetic. the term of a fraction, usually above the line, that indicates the number of equal parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor: The numerator of the fraction 2/3 is 2. Compare denominator (def 1).
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- obcuneate — inversely cuneate.
- observant — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- obtaineth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'obtain'.
- oceanites — Plural form of oceanite.
- octennial — occurring every eight years.
- oenanthic — having a smell that is similar to wine
- oenothera — any plant of the large taxonomically complicated American genus Oenothera, typically having yellow flowers that open in the evening: family Onagraceae
- offendant — An offender.
- omittance — The act of omitting something.
- on a tear — showing a sudden burst of energy
- on stream — If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on stream or is brought on stream, it begins to operate or becomes available.
- on target — that is or may be a target or goal: The target group consisted of college graduates who earned more than $50,000 a year.
- on-stream — in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like: When the new printing press goes on-stream, we'll be able to print twice as many newspapers a day.
- on-target — correct, accurate, or adhering closely to an anticipated outcome: an on-target forecast for the weekend weather.
- one-a-cat — one old cat.
- one-acter — a short play consisting of one act.
- one-track — having only one track.
- onomatope — (linguistics) A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
- operation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- opinative — Conjectural; expressing an opinion rather than a fact.
- opiniated — Obsolete form of opinionated.
- ordinated — Simple past tense and past participle of ordinate.
- ordinates — Plural form of ordinate.
- orientals — Plural form of oriental.
- orientate — (UK, intransitive) To face (a given direction).
- originate — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- ornaments — Plural form of ornament.
- ortanique — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a tangerine, developed in Jamaica in the 1920s.
- orthopnea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- ostentate — (transitive, obsolete) To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly.
- ostracean — a member of the family formerly called Ostracea
- other man — a man who is romantically or sexually involved with another man's wife or lover, especially a man who is having an affair with a married woman.
- outbrazen — to be more brazen or impudent than
- outhandle — to handle or operate in a superior way to: That car outhandles all others in its class.
- outlander — a foreigner; alien.
- outlinear — relating to an outline
- outmanage — (transitive) To surpass in management; to manage better than.
- outmanned — Simple past tense and past participle of outman.
- outmantle — to be better dressed than
- outranged — Simple past tense and past participle of outrange.