9-letter words containing p, o, s, t, e, n
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pantofles — a slipper.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- patroness — a woman who protects, supports, or sponsors someone or something.
- patronise — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- pectinose — arabinose.
- penistone — a coarse woollen cloth formerly used to make clothes
- penobscot — a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- penstemon — any of numerous chiefly North American plants belonging to the genus Penstemon, of the figwort family, some species of which are cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- pentecost — a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday.
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- pentosans — any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- pentoside — a glycoside that, upon hydrolysis, yields a pentose
- peronista — Peronist.
- perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- personate — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
- petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
- petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- phonetism — the science of speech sounds and of writing phonetically
- phonetist — a person who uses or advocates phonetic spelling.
- pipestone — a reddish argillaceous stone used by North American Indians for making tobacco pipes.
- plenteous — plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food.
- pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
- point-set — (of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- pointless — without a point: a pointless pen.
- pointwise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- postponed — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- progestin — any substance having progesteronelike activity.
- pulpstone — a calcified mass in a dental cavity
- pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
- saponated — treated or combined with soap
- septation — a division between cavities or parts of an organism by partitions or septa
- set point — tennis: point that will win a set
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- soapstone — a massive variety of talc with a soapy or greasy feel, used for hearths, washtubs, tabletops, carved ornaments, etc.
- soften up — make softer
- soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
- sportance — pleasurable or playful activities
- sportsmen — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- spot fine — penalty paid immediately
- spot line — a rope or wire hung from a specific place on the gridiron for flying a piece of scenery that could not be flied by the existing battens.
- spot news — the latest news, reported immediately.