9-letter words containing p, t, e, r, o
- importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- imposters — Plural form of imposter.
- imposture — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- inoperant — Not operant.
- inspector — a person who inspects.
- intercrop — to grow one crop between the rows of another, as in an orchard or field.
- interloop — Between loops.
- interlope — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- interpone — to interpose
- interpose — to place between; cause to intervene: to interpose an opaque body between a light and the eye.
- isentrope — a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- ivorytype — an antiquated photoprinting technique in which two prints are made of the same image, and the weaker one, made transparent with varnish and colored on the back, is laid over the stronger one.
- karyotype — the chromosomes of a cell, usually displayed as a systematized arrangement of chromosome pairs in descending order of size.
- kleopatra — Cleopatra (def 2).
- lager top — a pint or half-pint of lager with a dash of lemonade
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- macrotape — (storage) /mak'roh-tayp/ An industry-standard reel of magnetic tape, as opposed to a microtape. See also round tape.
- mercapto- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group
- metamorph — (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis.
- metaphore — Misspelling of metaphor.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metroplex — a vast metropolitan area that encompasses several cities and their suburbs: We're moving to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex.
- metropole — A metropolis; the main city of a country or area. (from 15th c.).
- microtape — (hardware, storage) /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a macrotape. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the marketroids. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark.
- misreport — to report incorrectly or falsely.
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- n'importe — no matter
- negropont — Euboea.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- nonexpert — A person who is not an expert.
- nonparent — a person who is not a parent
- notepaper — writing paper, especially that used in writing notes or personal correspondence and usually less than 8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm) in size.
- obreption — Canon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official. Compare subreption (def 1).
- of repute — A person or thing of repute or of high repute is respected and known to be good.
- opera hat — a man's tall, collapsible top hat, held open or in shape by springs and usually covered with a black, silky fabric. Also called gibus. Compare beaver1 (def 4), silk hat, top hat.
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
- operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
- operation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- operative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- operatize — to turn (a play, novel, etc) into an opera
- operators — Plural form of operator.
- operatory — a room or other area with special equipment and facilities, as for dental surgery, scientific experiments, or the like.
- operettas — Plural form of operetta.
- operosity — the quality or characteristic of being operose
- opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.