9-letter words containing o, s, a, t, u
- housecats — Plural form of housecat.
- housecoat — a woman's robe or dresslike garment in various lengths, for casual wear about the house.
- housemate — a person with whom one shares a house or other residence.
- houstonia — any North American plant, belonging to the genus Houstonia, of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, the common bluet.
- hypocaust — a hollow space or system of channels in the floor or walls of some ancient Roman buildings that provided a central heating system by receiving and distributing the heat from a furnace.
- insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- isanthous — having regular flowers.
- isobutane — a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , used as a fuel, as a refrigerant, and in the manufacture of gasoline by alkylation.
- isoquants — Plural form of isoquant.
- justicoat — justaucorps.
- juxtapose — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- langouste — spiny lobster.
- layabouts — Plural form of layabout.
- lotusland — A place or state concerned solely with, or providing, idle pleasure and luxury.
- lunations — Plural form of lunation.
- macrotous — having large ears
- mail-outs — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- malitious — Obsolete form of malicious.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- marabouts — Plural form of marabout.
- masthouse — a place, usually in a dockyard, in which masts are stored
- minotaurs — Plural form of minotaur.
- modulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modulate.
- mount isa — a city in NE Australia in NW Queensland: mining of copper and other minerals. Pop: 20 525 (2001)
- mountains — Plural form of mountain.
- mouse mat — (hardware) (U.S.: "mouse pad") A small sheet with a special surface for a rolling ball mouse to move on. Most mouse mats are sheets of rubber or foam about 20cm by 25cm and about 5mm thick with one side covered with cloth or sometimes hard plastic. Deluxe versions come combined with a wrist rest. It is rare to find a mouse mat which does not carry some form of advertisement for some company or other. They are such a common free gift that few people actually have to buy one. Mats are supposed to provide better traction and a clean, lint-free surface over which to move but it debatable whether they are useful at all, or whether any appropriate surface (preferably hard, even, flat, and clean) is as good. Howevever, some mice which use optical (e.g. Sun) or radio-frequency sensors (e.g. ?) to detect motion (instead of using a rolling ball) will only work on specially designed mouse mats. Critics may consider this to be part of the connector conspiracy, though the designers would claim greater reliability due to the absence of moving parts.
- mousetail — (botany) Any plant of the genus Ivesia, in the rose family.
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- moustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- mouthwash — a solution, often containing antiseptic, astringent, and breath-sweetening agents, used for cleansing the mouth and teeth, and for gargling.
- mulattoes — Plural form of mulatto.
- mustachio — a mustache.
- mutations — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
- myomatous — a tumor composed of muscular tissue.
- nanotubes — Plural form of nanotube.
- naphthous — of, relating to or derived from naphtha
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- neuromast — a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- oasthouse — Alternative spelling of oast house.
- obfuscate — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obscurant — a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
- occupants — Plural form of occupant.
- ocularist — a person who makes artificial eyes
- onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
- osculated — Simple past tense and past participle of osculate.