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9-letter words containing p, a, t, r, o

  • patronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
  • pavarotti — Luciano [loo-chee-ah-noh;; Italian loo-chah-naw] /ˌlu tʃiˈɑ noʊ;; Italian luˈtʃɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1935–2007, Italian operatic tenor.
  • pearlwort — any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Sagina, having small white flowers that are spherical in bud
  • pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
  • perborate — a salt of perboric acid, as sodium perborate, NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used for bleaching, disinfecting, etc.
  • percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
  • perforant — perforating; esp (of blood vessels) perforating other anatomical structures
  • perforate — to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
  • periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
  • periodate — a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
  • permeator — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
  • peronista — Peronist.
  • perorator — a person who gives a peroration
  • personate — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
  • petrograd — former name (1914–24) of St. Petersburg (def 2).
  • petrogram — a drawing or painting on rock, especially one made by a member of a prehistoric people.
  • petrolage — the addition of petrol to the surface of a body of water to get rid of mosquitoes
  • petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
  • phanotron — a hot-cathode gas diode.
  • phonatory — rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.
  • photocard — A photocard is a card with a person's photograph on it, which they can use to prove who they are.
  • photogram — a silhouette photograph made by placing an object directly on sensitized paper and exposing it to light.
  • phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
  • pictogram — pictograph.
  • pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
  • pignorate — to pledge or pawn
  • piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
  • placatory — serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply.
  • placitory — of or relating to pleas made to support a claim or a defence
  • platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
  • plutocrat — a member of a plutocracy.
  • podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
  • poetaster — an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
  • pole star — Polaris.
  • pole-star — Polaris.
  • polltaker — a person or organization that conducts polls; pollster.
  • polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
  • ponderate — deliberate or intentional
  • poor rate — a rate or tax levied by parishes for the relief or support of the poor
  • porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
  • porporate — wearing purple
  • port arms — a position in military drill in which one's rifle is held diagonally in front of the body, with the muzzle pointing upward to the left.
  • port said — a seaport in NE Egypt at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal.
  • port vila — the capital of Vanuatu, on the island of Efate. Pop: 44 040 (2009)
  • portadown — a town in S Northern Ireland, in the district of Armagh. Pop: 25 958 (2001)
  • portalled — a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
  • portapack — the first portable combined videotape recorder and camera
  • portatile — portable
  • portative — capable of being carried; portable.
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