9-letter words containing p, o, t, s
- esotropia — A form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turns inward.
- esotropic — (of an eye) turning inwards
- esperanto — Esperanto is an invented language which consists of parts of several European languages, and which was designed to help people from different countries communicate with each other.
- espontoon — Alternative form of spontoon.
- estopping — Present participle of estop.
- etioplast — (biology) A chloroplast that has never been exposed to light.
- etoposide — (medicine) A derivative of podophyllotoxin that is used in the treatment of some cancers by inhibiting mitosis.
- eutropous — (of an insect or plant) adapted for pollination
- exponents — Plural form of exponent.
- exporters — Plural form of exporter.
- expositor — A person or thing that explains complicated ideas or theories.
- exstrophy — (medicine) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
- extrapose — to move a word or words to the end of, or outside, a clause or sentence without altering its sense
- fencepost — A post which helps hold up a fence.
- fetoscope — a tubular fiberoptic instrument used for diagnostic examination of the fetus and interior of the uterus.
- fetoscopy — examination by means of a fetoscope.
- five-spot — a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing five pips; a domino one half of which bears five pips.
- flag stop — a bus stop at which a bus only stops if there is someone waiting or if someone wants to get off the bus
- flat spot — a region of poor acceleration over a narrow range of throttle openings, caused by a weak mixture in the carburettor
- fleshpots — fleshpots. places offering luxurious and unrestrained pleasure or amusement: the fleshpots of Las Vegas. luxurious and unrestrained living.
- flue stop — a rank of flue pipes in an organ.
- flyposter — a poster, esp unauthorized, put up to publicize something
- footpaths — Plural form of footpath.
- footropes — Plural form of footrope.
- footsteps — Plural form of footstep.
- foreparts — Plural form of forepart.
- forespent — forspent.
- form stop — (in poured-concrete construction) a board placed across a form to retain concrete until it sets.
- four-spot — a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing four pips; a domino, one half of which bears four pips.
- fowl pest — an acute and usually fatal viral disease of domestic fowl, characterized by refusal to eat, high temperature, and discoloration of the comb and wattles
- frog spit — Also, frog spittle. any of several filamentous freshwater green algae forming floating masses.
- full stop — period (defs 10, 11).
- gallipots — Plural form of gallipot.
- gastropod — any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc.
- gastropub — a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.
- gateposts — Plural form of gatepost.
- genotypes — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- geophytes — Plural form of geophyte.
- gipsywort — a hairy Eurasian plant, Lycopus europaeus, having two-lipped white flowers with purple dots on the lower lip: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- go postal — of or relating to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees.
- goal post — either of the two vertical posts that support a crossbar and form the opening of a goal in soccer, hockey, etc.
- goalposts — Plural form of goalpost.
- goosestep — Alternative form of goose-step.
- grapeshot — a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- grassplot — a plot of ground covered with or reserved for grass.
- guardpost — Alternative spelling of guard post.
- guidepost — a post, usually mounted on the roadside or at the intersection of two or more roads, bearing a sign for the guidance of travelers.
- gumptious — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
- gypsywort — a plant, Lycopus europaeus, that is indigenous to Europe and Asia and has white flowers
- heelposts — Plural form of heelpost.