9-letter words containing o, e, s, p, h
- playhouse — a theater.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- poorhouse — (formerly) an institution in which paupers were maintained at public expense.
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- porthouse — a company that produces port
- post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- posthaste — with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- posthorse — horse kept at an inn or posthouse for use by postriders or for hire to travellers
- posthouse — house or inn where horses were kept for postriders or for hire to travellers
- prechoose — to choose in advance
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- prehensor — a part that grasps
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
- 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.
- psychoses — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- push over — shove to the ground
- pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
- rasophore — a monk authorized to wear the rason.
- rogueship — the state or quality of being a rogue or rogueish
- 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.
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- 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
- shipborne — carried on a ship.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
- shoe shop — a shop which sells shoes
- showpiece — something that is displayed or exhibited.
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- sophister — a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
- sophocles — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- sophomore — a student in the second year of high school or college.
- spaceshot — a launch of a space vehicle beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- sphendone — an ancient Greek headband
- sphenodon — tuatara.
- splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- storeship — a government-owned ship that carries supplies to a naval fleet