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9-letter words containing o, t, h, e, r

  • plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
  • polyether — a polymeric ether.
  • pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
  • porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
  • porthouse — a company that produces port
  • posthorse — horse kept at an inn or posthouse for use by postriders or for hire to travellers
  • pothecary — apothecary.
  • pothering — commotion; uproar.
  • potholder — a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.
  • pothunter — a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
  • power hit — (Or "power glitch") A sudden increase (spike) or decrease (drop-out) in the mains electricity supply. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to computers. Computers and other electronic equipment should really include some kind of over-voltage protection in its mains input to prevent such damamge.
  • pregrowth — the period before something begins to grow
  • prophetic — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
  • protheses — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
  • prothesis — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
  • prothetic — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
  • red-short — brittle when at red heat, as iron or steel containing too much sulfur.
  • rest home — a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
  • rest-home — a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
  • rethondes — a village in N France near Compiègne: armistice ending World War I signed here 1918.
  • rethought — the act of reconsidering.
  • rheometer — an instrument for measuring the flow of fluids, especially blood.
  • rheometry — an instrument for measuring the flow of fluids, especially blood.
  • rheotaxis — oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, especially water.
  • rheotrope — a device that reverses an electric current
  • rhetorize — to make use of rhetoric
  • rhodanate — a salt of thiocyanic acid
  • rhodolite — a rose or reddish-violet garnet, similar to pyrope, used as a gem.
  • rhodonite — a mineral, manganese metasilicate, MnSiO 3 , occurring usually in rose-red masses, sometimes used as an ornamental stone; manganese spar.
  • rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
  • rhytidome — the outer bark of a tree or plant
  • righteous — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
  • rochester — John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of, 1647–80, English poet and courtier.
  • rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
  • rotachute — a device serving the same purpose as a parachute, in which the canopy is replaced by freely revolving rotor blades, used for the delivery of stores or recovery of missiles
  • rotherham — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
  • scouthery — scorching
  • seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
  • set forth — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • share out — distribute fairly
  • sheetrock — a trademark name for plasterboard or drywall, composed of gypsum enclosed by heavy sheets of paper and used for constructing interior walls and ceilings
  • shoe tree — shaped insert for footwear
  • short leg — a fielding position on the leg side near the batsman's wicket
  • shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
  • shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
  • shortness — having little length; not long.
  • shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • shotfirer — a person employed to detonate an explosive
  • shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
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