9-letter words containing o, h, r, i
- orthoptic — pertaining to or producing normal binocular vision.
- orthotics — Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
- orthotist — (used with a singular verb) a branch of medicine dealing with the making and fitting of orthotic devices.
- ostriches — Plural form of ostrich.
- otherwise — under other circumstances: Otherwise they may get broken.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- outrights — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outright.
- over with — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- overchill — to make too cold
- overdight — covered up
- overhaile — to draw (a covering) over
- overlight — a strong light
- overnight — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- overshine — to outshine: One star seemed to overshine all others.
- overshirt — a pullover sport shirt, worn outside the waistband of a skirt or pair of slacks.
- oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- overthick — too thick
- overthink — If you overthink, or if you overthink a problem, you spend too much time thinking about something.
- overtight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- overweigh — to exceed in weight; overbalance or outweigh: a respected opinion that overweighs the others.
- ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- parathion — a deep-brown to yellow, poisonous liquid, C 1 0 H 1 4 NO 5 PS, used as an insecticide.
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- pariahdom — an outcast.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- parsonish — like a parson
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- perimorph — a crystal of one mineral enclosing that of another mineral. Compare endomorph (def 1).
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- pforzheim — a city in W Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- philhorse — the horse, in a group of horses that are used to pull a carriage etc, which is at the back and nearest the object being pulled
- phlorizin — a bitter, crystalline glucoside, C 2 1 H 2 4 O 1 0 , obtained from the root bark of the apple, pear, cherry, etc.: formerly used as a tonic and in the treatment of malaria; now used chiefly in biochemical research.
- phosphori — plural of phosphorus
- phronesis — wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
- pinhooker — someone who trades in young racehorses for profit
- pirithoüs — a prince of the Lapiths, who accomplished many great deeds with his friend Theseus
- pitch for — If someone is pitching for something, they are trying to persuade other people to give it to them.
- pitchfork — a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- porphyria — a defect of blood pigment metabolism in which porphyrins are produced in excess, are present in the blood, and are found in the urine.
- porphyric — of or relating to porphyria
- porphyrin — a dark red, photosensitive pigment consisting of four pyrrole rings linked by single carbon atoms: a component of chlorophyll, heme, and vitamin B 1 2 .
- porphyrio — any aquatic bird of the genus Porphyrio
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- power hit — (Or "power glitch") A sudden increase (spike) or decrease (drop-out) in the mains electricity supply. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to computers. Computers and other electronic equipment should really include some kind of over-voltage protection in its mains input to prevent such damamge.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn