9-letter words containing o, p, e, n, u
- nonuplets — Plural form of nonuplet.
- nullipore — any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.
- occupance — Occupancy.
- opium den — 19th-century place of drug taking
- opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- oppugners — Plural form of oppugner.
- opulently — In an opulent manner.
- ouspensky — Peter Demianovich [pee-ter di-myah-nuh-vich;; Russian pyawtr dyi-myah-nuh-vyich] /ˈpi tər dɪˈmyɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈpyɔtr dyɪˈmyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1947, Russian philosopher and author.
- outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
- panderous — resembling a pander
- pecunious — having plenty of money; wealthy
- pendulous — hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- perfusion — the act of perfusing.
- perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
- petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- piousness — having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- plenteous — plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food.
- pneumato- — air; breath or breathing; spirit
- pneumonia — inflammation of the lungs with congestion.
- pneumonic — of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
- pneumono- — lung or lungs
- ponderous — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- porcupine — any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
- pothunter — a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
- pound key — a push button on a telephone or key on a computer keyboard that is marked with a pound sign (#).
- pound net — a trap for catching fish, consisting of a system of nets staked upright in the water and a rectangular enclosure or pound from which escape is impossible.
- poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- prelusion — a prelude.
- profluent — flowing smoothly or abundantly forth.
- pronounce — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- proudness — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- pseudonym — a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name. Compare allonym (def 1).
- pudendous — shameful
- pufendorf — Samuel von [zah-moo-uh l fuh n] /ˈzɑ mu əl fən/ (Show IPA), ("Severinus de Monzambano") 1632–94, German jurist and historian.
- pulmonate — Zoology. having lungs or lunglike organs.
- pulpstone — a calcified mass in a dental cavity
- pure tone — (in acoustic analysis) a sound composed of a simple sinusoidal waveform
- purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purloiner — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- responsum — the reply of a noted rabbi or Jewish scholar as rendered in the Responsa.
- rope burn — a burn on the skin caused by friction from a rope
- saphenous — of, relating to, or situated near the saphenous vein.
- soften up — make softer
- splendour — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spodumene — a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi 2 O 6 , occurring in prismatic crystals, transparent varieties being used as gems.