9-letter words containing p, h, o, s, r
- proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
- prosphora — antidoron.
- prosthion — the most forward projecting point of the anterior surface of the upper jaw, in the midsagittal plane.
- protheses — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- prothesis — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- push over — shove to the ground
- ramaphosa — (Matamela) Cyril. born 1952, South African statesman and trade unionist; secretary general of the ANC (1991–97); deputy president of South Africa from 2014
- rasophore — a monk authorized to wear the rason.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhizopods — any of numerous protozoa of the widespread subphylum (or superclass) Rhizopoda, characterized by a pseudopod and comprising most members of the phylum Sarcodina, including the amebas and foraminifers.
- rhodopsin — a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin.
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rogueship — the state or quality of being a rogue or rogueish
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- semaphore — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- serpukhov — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- sharecrop — to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper
- ship over — to enlist or reenlist in the U.S. Navy
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shipborne — carried on a ship.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
- shop-worn — worn or marred, as goods exposed and handled in a store.
- shopboard — a shop counter or work bench
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- shopfront — the area of a shop that faces street
- shortstop — Baseball. the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base. a fielder who covers this position.
- shotproof — able to withstand shot
- sonograph — an instrument that produces a graphic representation of sound.
- sophister — a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
- sophistry — a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.
- sophomore — a student in the second year of high school or college.
- southport — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England: resort.
- storeship — a government-owned ship that carries supplies to a naval fleet
- strophoid — a plane curve generated by the loci of points p and pprime; on a straight line that intersects the y-axis at a point n and the minus x-axis at a fixed point q, such that pn = npprime; = on, as on changes, where o is the origin. Equation: y 2 = x 2 (x + a)/(a − x).
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- sun porch — a windowed porch or porchlike room having more window than wall area, intended to receive large amounts of sunlight.
- superhero — a hero, especially in children's comic books and television cartoons, possessing extraordinary, often magical powers.
- supershow — an exceptional show
- the ropes — the fence made of rope that is around the edge of the area where a boxing or wrestling match takes place
- trap shot — half volley.
- troopship — a ship for the conveyance of military troops; transport.
- tutorship — a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- ultraposh — extremely posh
- upholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- whipworms — Plural form of whipworm.
- workshops — Plural form of workshop.
- worshiped — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- worshiper — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- zephyrous — of, relating to, or like a zephyr; full of or containing light breezes.
- zoophorus — zophorus.