0%

9-letter words containing o, p, i, a, t, e

  • expiation — The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
  • expiatory — Of or pertaining to expiation.
  • extropian — Of, or relating to extropy.
  • forcipate — having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
  • hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
  • hospitage — the position of being a guest
  • hospitale — a place of lodging
  • hospitate — (obsolete, transitive) To receive with hospitality; to lodge as a guest.
  • impastoed — (painting) Painted with an impasto.
  • imperator — an absolute or supreme ruler.
  • impotable — (rare) Not drinkable.
  • inoperant — Not operant.
  • inopinate — unexpected
  • isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
  • lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
  • microtape — (hardware, storage)   /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a macrotape. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the marketroids. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark.
  • omphacite — a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.
  • opacities — the state or quality of being opaque.
  • operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
  • operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
  • operation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
  • operative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
  • operatize — to turn (a play, novel, etc) into an opera
  • opinative — Conjectural; expressing an opinion rather than a fact.
  • opiniated — Obsolete form of opinionated.
  • oppilated — Simple past tense and past participle of oppilate.
  • optatives — Plural form of optative.
  • overpaint — to cover over with paint
  • p/e ratio — price-to-earnings ratio
  • paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
  • pampootie — a rawhide slipper worn by men in the Aran Islands
  • pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
  • pantomime — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
  • papillote — a decorative curled paper placed over the end of the bone of a cutlet or chop.
  • 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.
  • peltation — having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
  • periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
  • periodate — a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
  • peronista — Peronist.
  • petiolate — having a petiole or peduncle.
  • petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
  • petticoat — slip worn under a skirt
  • phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
  • pignorate — to pledge or pawn
  • pivotable — capable of turning on or as if on a pivot
  • planetoid — an asteroid.
  • platonize — to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
  • pleiotaxy — an increase in the normal number of parts.
  • pointable — able to be pointed or pointed out
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?