9-letter words containing o, a, r, s, m
- mouse-ear — short for mouse-ear chickweed
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- myriapods — Plural form of myriapod.
- nanograms — Plural form of nanogram.
- narcotism — habitual use of narcotics.
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- normalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of normalize.
- oarswoman — A female rower, especially as a member of a racing team.
- oarswomen — Plural form of oarswoman.
- oddsmaker — a person who calculates or predicts the outcome of a contest, as in sports or politics, and sets betting odds.
- 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-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.
- orangeism — the principles and practices of the Orangemen.
- organisms — Plural form of organism.
- orgasming — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- origamist — A person who does origami.
- ornaments — Plural form of ornament.
- osmeteria — glands in some caterpillars that secrete foul-smelling substances to deter predators
- ossuarium — ossuary.
- ostracism — exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
- outmaster — to surpass
- outscream — to scream louder than
- outsmarts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsmart.
- outstream — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- padronism — a system of exploitative work controlled by a padrone
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- pastorium — a Baptist parsonage.
- piroplasm — babesia.
- platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- port arms — a position in military drill in which one's rifle is held diagonally in front of the body, with the muzzle pointing upward to the left.
- pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- proformas — according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
- promachos — a defender or champion
- prosimian — belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Prosimii, characterized by nocturnal habits, a long face with a moist snout, prominent whiskers, large mobile ears, and large, slightly sideways-facing eyes, comprising the lemur, loris, potto, bush baby, and aye-aye. Compare anthropoid.
- rainstorm — a storm with heavy rain.
- 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
- rascaldom — the domain of rascals, a group of rascals
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- romanesco — a variety of green cauliflower
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- rosemarie — a female given name.
- rosemarys — a female given name.
- roundsman — a person who makes rounds, as of inspection.
- royalmast — the highest part of a mast
- sacciform — resembling a sac
- salesroom — a room in which goods are sold or displayed.