9-letter words containing o, p, t, e
- pole star — Polaris.
- pole-star — Polaris.
- polianite — a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- politesse — formal politeness; courtesy.
- pollenate — pollinate
- pollinate — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- polltaker — a person or organization that conducts polls; pollster.
- pollucite — a colourless rare mineral consisting of a hydrated caesium aluminium silicate, often containing some rubidium. It occurs in coarse granite, esp in Manitoba, and is an important source of caesium. Formula: CsAlSi2O6.1⁄2H2O
- pollutive — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- 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.
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- polystyle — having many columns.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- ponderate — deliberate or intentional
- pontifice — a priest in ancient Rome
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- pontonier — an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- poor rate — a rate or tax levied by parishes for the relief or support of the poor
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- popliteal — of or relating to the ham, or part of the leg back of the knee.
- popliteus — a thin, flat, triangular muscle in back of the knee, the action of which assists in bending the knee and in rotating the leg toward the body.
- populated — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- porporate — wearing purple
- port dues — the charge for the use of a port
- portalled — a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- portatile — portable
- portative — capable of being carried; portable.
- porterage — the work of a porter or carrier.
- porteress — portress.
- porthouse — a company that produces port
- porticoed — provided with a portico or porticoes.
- porticoes — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- portiered — having a portiere, a curtain hanging across a doorway
- portieres — a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
- portioner — a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
- portobelo — a small port in Panama, on the Caribbean northeast of Colón: the most important port in South America in colonial times; declined with the opening of the Panama Canal. Pop: 3300 (1997)
- portrayed — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- portrayer — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- portreeve — the reeve of a port
- positives — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- post race — a race in which each owner is allowed to list a number of possible entries and, at a stipulated time before the race, specify which horse will actually compete.
- post time — the time at which the entries in a race are required to be at the starting post.
- post-free — British. postpaid.
- post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- post-pose — to place (a grammatical form) after a related grammatical form: The adverb “out” in “put out the light” is postposed in “put the light out.”.
- postdated — to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date.
- posteriad — toward the posterior; posteriorly.
- posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).