9-letter words containing o, t, s
- know best — to be the best guide, authority, etc.
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- 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)
- kronstadt — a naval base in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on an island in the Gulf of Finland: fortress founded 1710.
- laborists — Plural form of laborist.
- laborites — Plural form of laborite.
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- lamp-post — A lamp-post is a tall metal or concrete pole that is fixed beside a road and has a light at the top.
- lampposts — Plural form of lamppost.
- landdrost — the chief magistrate of a district
- langouste — spiny lobster.
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.
- laserwort — the name given to several umbelliferous woodland plants of the genus Laserpitium, such as Laserpitium latifolium, whose roots are used as a flavouring
- last post — a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
- last word — the closing remark or comment, as in an argument: By the rules of debate she would have the last word.
- last-born — last in order of birth; youngest.
- latosolic — belonging or relating to a latosol
- lavations — Plural form of lavation.
- layabouts — Plural form of layabout.
- lead shot — small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- leftovers — Plural form of leftover.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- leptosome — a person of asthenic build.
- let loose — to set free
- let sb go — If you let someone or something go, you allow them to leave or escape.
- libations — Plural form of libation.
- librettos — Plural form of libretto.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- ligations — Plural form of ligation.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- lipoplast — a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp that of seeds, in which fat is stored
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- litigious — of or relating to litigation.
- littorals — Plural form of littoral.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- loathings — Plural form of loathing.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- lobbyists — Plural form of lobbyist.