9-letter words containing r, o, t, a, u
- outstrain — to strain or stretch too much
- outstream — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- outswears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outswear.
- outtravel — (transitive) To exceed in speed or distance travelled.
- outwardly — as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
- overacute — excessively acute
- ovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- paramount — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parroquet — parakeet.
- pastorium — a Baptist parsonage.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- 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.
- plutocrat — a member of a plutocracy.
- portulaca — any of various fleshy-leaved plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers.
- pourparty — purparty.
- prosateur — a person who writes prose, especially as a livelihood.
- proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- pterosaur — any flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having the outside digit of the forelimb greatly elongated and supporting a wing membrane.
- pulsatory — pulsating or throbbing.
- purgation — the act of purging.
- purgatory — (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner.
- quaestors — Plural form of quaestor.
- quartzose — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.
- queretaro — a state in central Mexico. 4432 sq. mi. (11,480 sq. km).
- raceabout — a small, sloop-rigged racing yacht with a short bowsprit.
- raconteur — a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
- rapturous — full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight.
- razor cut — a fluffy hairstyle, usually tapering at the neck, trimmed by a razor
- recaution — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- recountal — an act of recounting.
- regulator — a person or thing that regulates.
- rotachute — a device serving the same purpose as a parachute, in which the canopy is replaced by freely revolving rotor blades, used for the delivery of stores or recovery of missiles
- rotavirus — a double-stranded RNA virus of the genus Rotavirus, family Reoviridae, that is a major cause of infant diarrhea.
- rotundate — rounded
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- route map — road plan showing where to go
- ructation — an eructation or belch
- ruination — the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
- ruminator — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- rutaceous — of or like rue.
- sartorius — a long, flat, narrow muscle extending obliquely from the front of the hip to the inner side of the tibia, assisting in bending the hip or knee joint and in rotating the thigh outward: the longest muscle in humans.
- saturator — a person or thing that saturates.
- scout car — a fast, lightly-armored military vehicle equipped with guns and used chiefly for reconnaissance.
- scrutator — a person who investigates.
- sea route — a route followed by ships
- sea trout — any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.
- share out — distribute fairly
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.