9-letter words containing p, e, o, l, s
- opelousas — a city in S Louisiana.
- operosely — In an operose manner.
- opposable — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- opuscules — Plural form of opuscule.
- outsleeps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsleep.
- oversleep — to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.
- overslept — to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.
- overspill — to spill over.
- paesiello — Giovanni [Italian jaw-vahn-nee] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), Paisiello, Giovanni.
- paisiello — Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1741–1816, Italian composer.
- palaeosol — an ancient soil horizon
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- pantofles — a slipper.
- papillose — full of papillae.
- parasoled — having a parasol
- pasodoble — fast modern ballroom dance
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pelopidas — died 364 b.c, Greek general and statesman of Thebes.
- pelorised — affected by peloria
- pendulous — hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- pergolesi — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1710–36, Italian composer.
- peribolos — a colonnade or wall surrounding a Classical temple
- personals — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- personnel — a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
- pestology — the analysis and research of pests and how to get rid of them
- petaflops — (unit) 10^15 flops or 1000 teraflops. As with flops, the term ends in S in both the singular and plural as the S stands for seconds. The first computer to perform one petaflops was recorded in June 2008. By June 2012 there were 20.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- philhorse — the horse, in a group of horses that are used to pull a carriage etc, which is at the back and nearest the object being pulled
- photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
- pile shoe — an iron casting shaped to a point and fitted to a lower end of a wooden or concrete pile
- pilotless — lacking a pilot or needing no pilot: pilotless aircraft.
- pisanello — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- pistoleer — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
- pistolero — a member of an armed band of roving mounted bandits.
- pistolier — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
- playhouse — a theater.
- plenteous — plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food.
- pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
- pleoptics — the practice of treating the vision defect amblyopia.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- plumbeous — resembling or containing lead; leaden.
- plumulose — shaped like a downy feather or plumule.
- podsolize — to make into podsol.
- pointless — without a point: a pointless pen.
- polarised — to cause polarization in.
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- pole star — Polaris.