9-letter words containing o, t, s
- afforests — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest.
- aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
- aftershow — a party held after a public performance of a play or film
- agitators — a person who stirs up others in order to upset the status quo and further a political, social, or other cause: The boss said he would fire any union agitators.
- agnathous — (esp of lampreys and hagfishes) lacking jaws
- agnostics — Plural form of agnostic.
- agonistes — a person enduring an inner struggle
- agonistic — striving for effect; strained
- agterskot — the final payment to a farmer for crops
- ahistoric — not related to or concerned with documented history
- air frost — the deposition of ice condensed from water vapour in the atmosphere on the surface when the air temperature is below 0°C
- air hoist — a pneumatic hoist.
- air scout — a scout belonging to a scout troop that specializes in flying, gliding, etc
- akoluthos — the title of a commander of a regiment in the Byzantine Varangian Guard
- alabastos — alabastron.
- albatross — An albatross is a very large white seabird.
- alcathous — a son of Pelops and Hippodamia who married Euachme and became king of Megara.
- aldershot — a town in S England, in Hampshire: site of a large military camp. Pop: 58 170 (2001)
- all sorts — All sorts of things or people means a large number of different things or people.
- allantois — a membranous sac growing out of the ventral surface of the hind gut of embryonic reptiles, birds, and mammals. It combines with the chorion to form the mammalian placenta
- allmouths — Plural form of allmouth.
- allocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allocate.
- allostery — the condition of a protein (such as an enzyme) in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule at a site other than the chemically active one
- allottees — Plural form of allottee.
- alphasort — to arrange in alphabetical order
- altissimo — (of music) very high in pitch
- alumroots — Plural form of alumroot.
- amatoxins — Plural form of amatoxin.
- ambitions — an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- ammonites — a nomadic tribe living east of the Jordan: a persistent enemy of the Israelites
- amoralist — a person who adheres to the doctrine of amoralism
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- amorosity — a loving feeling
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- anacostia — a section of the District of Columbia, in the SE part.
- analogist — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- ananthous — (of higher plants) having no flowers
- anatomies — Plural form of anatomy.
- anatomise — to cut apart (an animal or plant) to show or examine the position, structure, and relation of the parts; display the anatomy of; dissect.
- anatomist — An anatomist is an expert in anatomy.
- ancestors — Plural form of ancestor.
- anecdotes — a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- anestrous — not showing estrus.
- angostura — the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters.
- angstroms — Plural form of angstrom.
- aniconist — a believer or follower of aniconism
- animators — Plural form of animator.
- animosity — Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.