9-letter words containing p, e, n
- on tiptoe — the tip or end of a toe.
- one piece — complete in one piece, as a garment: a one-piece snowsuit.
- one-piece — complete in one piece, as a garment: a one-piece snowsuit.
- onomatope — (linguistics) A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis.
- open bite — deformity: jaws do not close
- open book — someone or something easily understood or interpreted; something very clear: The child's face is an open book.
- open call — an audition, especially for actors or dancers, open to anyone wishing to try out.
- open city — a city that, during a war, is officially declared demilitarized and open to occupation, and that will consequently not be defended, in order to spare it, under international law, from bombardment or other military attack.
- open door — the policy of admitting people of all nationalities or ethnic groups to a country upon equal terms, as for immigration.
- open fire — start shooting
- open game — a relatively simple game involving open ranks and files, permitting tactical play, and usually following symmetrical development
- open goal — a goal which is left open or undefended
- open look — (operating system) A graphical user interface and window manager from Sun and AT&T.
- open loop — a control system in which an input alters the output, but the output has no feedback loop and therefore no effect on the input.
- open mike — a session in a pub or club where members of the public are invited to perform comedy or to sing
- open mind — receptive attitude
- open plan — a floor plan without fully enclosed spaces for distinct rooms.
- open shop — a factory, office, or other business establishment in which a union, chosen by a majority of the employees, acts as representative of all the employees in making agreements with the employer, but in which union membership is not a condition of employment.
- open side — the side of the scrum on which the majority of the backs are ranged
- open-book — someone or something easily understood or interpreted; something very clear: The child's face is an open book.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- open-door — If a country or organization has an open-door policy towards people or goods, it allows them to come there freely, without any restrictions.
- open-eyed — having the eyes open.
- open-line — (of a radio or TV show) maintaining open telephone lines to permit listeners or viewers to phone a program with comments, questions, requests, etc.; call-in.
- open-plan — a floor plan without fully enclosed spaces for distinct rooms.
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
- operation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- opinative — Conjectural; expressing an opinion rather than a fact.
- opiniated — Obsolete form of opinionated.
- opinioned — having an opinion, especially of a specified kind.
- opium den — 19th-century place of drug taking
- oppenheim — E(dward) Phillips, 1866–1946, English novelist.
- opponency — an act or instance of opposing.
- opponents — Plural form of opponent.
- opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- oppugners — Plural form of oppugner.
- opsonized — Simple past tense and past participle of opsonize.
- optophone — an electronic device that scans ordinary printed characters and produces combinations of sounds, enabling a blind reader to recognize the characters.
- opulently — In an opulent manner.
- orphanage — an institution for the housing and care of orphans.
- orthopnea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- ouspensky — Peter Demianovich [pee-ter di-myah-nuh-vich;; Russian pyawtr dyi-myah-nuh-vyich] /ˈpi tər dɪˈmyɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈpyɔtr dyɪˈmyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1947, Russian philosopher and author.
- outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
- ovenproof — capable of withstanding the heat of an oven; safe for use in cooking in an oven: an ovenproof dish.
- over-plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- overpaint — to cover over with paint
- overplant — to plant more than is necessary or possible to sustain
- overprint — Printing. to print additional material or another color on a form or sheet previously printed.
- overripen — to make or become too ripe