9-letter words containing o, r, s, m
- overcomes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcome.
- oversmoke — to smoke (something) too much
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- padronism — a system of exploitative work controlled by a padrone
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- pastorium — a Baptist parsonage.
- peristome — Botany. the one or two circles of small, pointed, toothlike appendages around the orifice of a capsule or urn of mosses, appearing when the lid is removed.
- persimmon — any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, especially D. virginiana, of North America, bearing astringent, plumlike fruit that is sweet and edible when ripe, and D. kaki, of Japan and China, bearing soft, red or orange fruit.
- piroplasm — babesia.
- pisciform — shaped like a fish.
- platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- pogromist — a person who participates in a pogrom
- port arms — a position in military drill in which one's rifle is held diagonally in front of the body, with the muzzle pointing upward to the left.
- pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
- preimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- pressroom — the room in a printing or newspaper publishing establishment where the printing presses are installed.
- proformas — according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
- promachos — a defender or champion
- promising — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- promissor — (in law) one who makes a promise
- promuscis — the proboscis of some insects
- prosimian — belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Prosimii, characterized by nocturnal habits, a long face with a moist snout, prominent whiskers, large mobile ears, and large, slightly sideways-facing eyes, comprising the lemur, loris, potto, bush baby, and aye-aye. Compare anthropoid.
- proxemics — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
- rainstorm — a storm with heavy rain.
- ramaphosa — (Matamela) Cyril. born 1952, South African statesman and trade unionist; secretary general of the ANC (1991–97); deputy president of South Africa from 2014
- rascaldom — the domain of rascals, a group of rascals
- reblossom — (of a plant or flower) to blossom again
- recompose — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- reformers — a person devoted to bringing about reform, as in politics or society.
- reformism — a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.
- reformist — a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.
- remission — the act of remitting.
- remissory — tending to gain remission
- remoisten — to moisten again, to add new moisture to
- reremouse — a bat.
- responsum — the reply of a noted rabbi or Jewish scholar as rendered in the Responsa.
- rest home — a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
- rest room — rooms or a room having a washbowl, toilet, and other facilities for use by employees, visitors, etc., as in a store, theater, or office.
- rest-home — a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
- restiform — (esp of bundles of nerve fibres) shaped like a cord or rope; cordlike
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rightmost — farthest to the right side
- romanesco — a variety of green cauliflower
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- roominess — affording ample room; spacious; large.
- roscommon — a county in Connacht, in the N Republic of Ireland. 54,499; 950 sq. mi. (2460 sq. km). County seat: Roscommon.