9-letter words containing o, t, h, e, r
- octahedra — Plural form of octahedron.
- oenothera — any plant of the large taxonomically complicated American genus Oenothera, typically having yellow flowers that open in the evening: family Onagraceae
- of theirs — belonging to or associated with them
- ohmmeters — Plural form of ohmmeter.
- opera hat — a man's tall, collapsible top hat, held open or in shape by springs and usually covered with a black, silky fabric. Also called gibus. Compare beaver1 (def 4), silk hat, top hat.
- orchestic — relating to dance
- orchestra — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- orchestre — Obsolete form of orchestra.
- ornithine — an amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of arginine and occurring as an intermediate compound in the urea cycle of mammals.
- orthoepic — Of or pertaining to orthoepy.
- orthopedy — Archaic form of orthopedics.
- orthopnea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopter — ornithopter
- orthotone — (of a word) having an independent accent
- ostriches — Plural form of ostrich.
- other man — a man who is romantically or sexually involved with another man's wife or lover, especially a man who is having an affair with a married woman.
- otherness — the state or fact of being different or distinct.
- otherwise — under other circumstances: Otherwise they may get broken.
- otorrhoea — a discharge from the ears
- out-herod — to outdo in extravagance, violence, or excess: His cruelty out-Herods Herod.
- out-there — Someone or something that is out-there is very extreme or unusual.
- outcharge — to charge more than
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- outsearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- over with — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- overcatch — to overtake
- overdight — covered up
- overhaste — excessive haste
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- overlight — a strong light
- overmatch — to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
- overnight — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- overshirt — a pullover sport shirt, worn outside the waistband of a skirt or pair of slacks.
- overshoot — to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target.
- overshort — having little length; not long.
- oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- overteach — to teach too much
- overthick — too thick
- overthink — If you overthink, or if you overthink a problem, you spend too much time thinking about something.
- overthrow — to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- overtight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- overwatch — to watch over.
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parokheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parthenon — the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.