9-letter words containing p, o, s, l, e
- pole-star — Polaris.
- politesse — formal politeness; courtesy.
- polonaise — a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples.
- 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.
- polygenes — multiple factors
- polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polystyle — having many columns.
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- popliteus — a thin, flat, triangular muscle in back of the knee, the action of which assists in bending the knee and in rotating the leg toward the body.
- post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- postiller — a writer of postils; an annotator
- postulate — to ask, demand, or claim.
- powerless — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
- prelusion — a prelude.
- prelusory — introductory.
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- procellas — pucellas.
- profusely — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- prolepses — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
- prolepsis — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
- proofless — lacking proof
- proselike — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- proselyte — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- prosopyle — (in sponges) a pore through which water is drawn from the outside into one of the saclike chambers formed by the evagination of the body wall.
- ptolemies — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- pulpstone — a calcified mass in a dental cavity
- pulverous — consisting of tiny particles
- purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- pygostyle — the bone at the posterior end of the spinal column in birds, formed by the fusion of several caudal vertebrae.
- reposedly — in a settled or reposed fashion
- reposeful — full of or suggesting repose; calm; quiet.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- scalloped — Scalloped objects are decorated with a series of small curves along the edges.
- scalloper — a person or thing that scallops.
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- scoopable — able to be scooped
- scopeloid — a member of a family of deep-sea fish with luminous spots
- scopoline — a soluble crystalline alkaloid obtained from the decomposition of scopolamine and used as a sedative. Formula: C8H13NO2
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- sellotape — clear sticking tape
- sepiolite — meerschaum (def 1).
- septimole — a group of seven musical notes to be played in the same space of time as either four or six
- sheepfold — an enclosure for sheep.
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.