9-letter words containing o, l, e, y, s
- nervously — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- obscenely — offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.
- obscurely — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obversely — In an obverse manner.
- octastyle — having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
- ogreishly — in the manner of an ogre
- old style — Also, oldstyle. Printing. a type style differentiated from modern by the more or less uniform thickness of all strokes and by slanted serifs.
- old-style — You use old-style to describe something or someone of a type that was common or popular in the past but is not common or popular now.
- olykoeks' — doughnut.
- onerously — In an onerous manner.
- operosely — In an operose manner.
- osteology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the skeleton.
- overlusty — too lusty
- pestology — the analysis and research of pests and how to get rid of them
- photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
- playhouse — a theater.
- 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.
- polygenes — multiple factors
- polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polystyle — having many columns.
- prelusory — introductory.
- profusely — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- proselyte — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- prosopyle — (in sponges) a pore through which water is drawn from the outside into one of the saclike chambers formed by the evagination of the body wall.
- purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- pygostyle — the bone at the posterior end of the spinal column in birds, formed by the fusion of several caudal vertebrae.
- reclusory — a recluse's dwelling or cell
- reposedly — in a settled or reposed fashion
- schoolery — something that is taught
- sea holly — the eryngo, Eryngium maritimum.
- sego lily — a plant, Calochortus nuttallii, of the lily family, native to the western U.S., having showy, bell-shaped flowers: the state flower of Utah.
- semiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- sensorily — by (the use of) the senses, by means of the senses, in relation to or in respect of the senses
- seriously — in a serious manner: He shook his head seriously.
- shore fly — any of numerous small black flies of the family Ephydridae, found in damp or marshy locations.
- skylounge — a vehicle designed to be lifted by helicopter between an intown passenger terminal and an airport.
- sloe-eyed — having very dark eyes; dark-eyed.
- soldierly — of, like, or befitting a soldier.
- solemnify — to make solemn: to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- solvently — able to pay all just debts.
- southerly — a wind that blows from the south.
- sow-belly — fat salt pork taken from the belly of a hog.
- spongefly — any of several insects of the family Sisyridae, the aquatic larvae of which feed on freshwater sponges.
- stableboy — a person who works in a stable.
- storyless — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- storyline — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.