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

  • 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.
  • phytotron — a building in which plants can be grown on a large scale, under controlled conditions
  • picometer — one trillionth of a meter
  • picometre — a trillionth fraction of metre
  • pictogram — pictograph.
  • pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
  • pignorate — to pledge or pawn
  • pilomotor — causing movement of hairs
  • pink root — a disease of onions and other plants, characterized by pink, withered roots, caused by a fungus, Pyrenochaeta terrestris.
  • pinkerton — Allan, 1819–84, U.S. detective, born in Scotland.
  • pirithoüs — a prince of the Lapiths, who accomplished many great deeds with his friend Theseus
  • pirouette — a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
  • piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
  • 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.
  • pistorius — Oscar (Leonard Carl), born 1986, South African sprinter in races for below-the-knee amputees; winner of six Paralympic gold medals (2004–2012); found guilty of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (1983–2013)
  • pitch for — If someone is pitching for something, they are trying to persuade other people to give it to them.
  • pitchfork — a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • pogromist — a person who participates in a pogrom
  • 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.
  • ponderate — deliberate or intentional
  • pontonier — an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
  • poor rate — a rate or tax levied by parishes for the relief or support of the poor
  • pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
  • 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 dues — the charge for the use of a port
  • 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.
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