9-letter words containing o, p, e, n, t
- nine-spot — a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
- nonexempt — Not exempt.
- nonexpert — A person who is not an expert.
- nonparent — a person who is not a parent
- nonpoetic — not poetic
- nonposted — Not having been posted (in various senses).
- nonstaple — not staple
- nonuplets — Plural form of nonuplet.
- notepaper — writing paper, especially that used in writing notes or personal correspondence and usually less than 8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm) in size.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- obreption — Canon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official. Compare subreption (def 1).
- on tiptoe — the tip or end of a toe.
- onomatope — (linguistics) A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis.
- open bite — deformity: jaws do not close
- open city — a city that, during a war, is officially declared demilitarized and open to occupation, and that will consequently not be defended, in order to spare it, under international law, from bombardment or other military attack.
- 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.
- opponents — Plural form of opponent.
- opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- optophone — an electronic device that scans ordinary printed characters and produces combinations of sounds, enabling a blind reader to recognize the characters.
- opulently — In an opulent manner.
- orthopnea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
- overpaint — to cover over with paint
- overplant — to plant more than is necessary or possible to sustain
- overprint — Printing. to print additional material or another color on a form or sheet previously printed.
- pad stone — a stone template.
- panchetto — a Renaissance chair having three splayed legs and a shaped back joined into a solid wooden seat.
- panettone — an Italian yeast-leavened bread, traditionally eaten on holidays, usually made with raisins, candied fruit peels, almonds, and brandy.
- pantaleon — a keyboard instrument that preceded the piano
- pantalone — an Italian comic character
- panthenol — pantothenyl alcohol
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pantofles — a slipper.
- pantomime — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parthenon — the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- patronage — the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
- patroness — a woman who protects, supports, or sponsors someone or something.
- patronise — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.