9-letter words containing p, o, l, t, r
- multiport — Computers. having more than one port.
- on patrol — monitoring an area
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- overplant — to plant more than is necessary or possible to sustain
- overslept — to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.
- palpatory — to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
- pardalote — any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- patrolled — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patroller — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patrolman — a police officer who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- patrology — Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers.
- 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.
- pellitory — any of various urticaceous plants of the S and W European genus Parietaria, esp P. diffusa (pellitory-of-the-wall or wall pellitory), that grow in crevices and have long narrow leaves and small pink flowers
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- petrolage — the addition of petrol to the surface of a body of water to get rid of mosquitoes
- petroleum — oil used for fuel
- petroleur — a male individual who uses petroleum to cause explosions or fires
- petrology — study of rocks
- pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pilomotor — causing movement of hairs
- 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.
- 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.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
- plutocrat — a member of a plutocracy.
- pole star — Polaris.
- pole-star — Polaris.
- politburo — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- polltaker — a person or organization that conducts polls; pollster.
- polyester — Chemistry. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group –COO–, usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a polybasic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, plastics, and textile fibers.
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- port vila — the capital of Vanuatu, on the island of Efate. Pop: 44 040 (2009)
- portalled — a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- portatile — portable
- portfolio — a flat, portable case for carrying loose papers, drawings, etc.
- portobelo — a small port in Panama, on the Caribbean northeast of Colón: the most important port in South America in colonial times; declined with the opening of the Panama Canal. Pop: 3300 (1997)
- portolani — a descriptive atlas of the Middle Ages, giving sailing directions and providing charts showing rhumb lines and the location of ports and various coastal features.
- portolano — a descriptive atlas of the Middle Ages, giving sailing directions and providing charts showing rhumb lines and the location of ports and various coastal features.
- portrayal — the act of portraying.
- portulaca — any of various fleshy-leaved plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers.
- postiller — a writer of postils; an annotator