9-letter words containing s, a, t, i
- orleanist — a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- orthoaxis — the axis in a crystal
- oscillate — to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- oscitancy — yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- osmeteria — glands in some caterpillars that secrete foul-smelling substances to deter predators
- ostealgia — (pathology) bone pain.
- ostiaries — Plural form of ostiary.
- ostinatos — Plural form of ostinato.
- ostracise — to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
- ostracism — exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
- ostracize — to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
- ostrasize — Misspelling of ostracize.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- outraised — Simple past tense and past participle of outraise.
- outsailed — Simple past tense and past participle of outsail.
- outstrain — to strain or stretch too much
- overstain — to stain too much
- ozostomia — bad breath; halitosis.
- paintress — a female painter
- pakistani — a native or inhabitant of Pakistan.
- palestine — Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- palmistry — the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.
- panellist — A panellist is a person who is a member of a panel and speaks in public, especially on a radio or television programme.
- panoistic — (of insects) producing ova without cells to nurse them
- pant suit — women's shirt and trousers
- pantheism — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantheist — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parasitic — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- parataxis — the placing together of sentences, clauses, or phrases without a conjunctive word or words, as Hurry up, it is getting late! I came—I saw—I conquered.
- pargasite — a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.
- parietals — the regulations that govern living within a college
- parotitis — inflammation of a parotid.
- parthians — a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
- passivate — to treat (a metal) to render the surface less reactive chemically.
- passivist — the quality of being passive.
- passivity — Also, passiveness [pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being passive.
- past life — previous incarnation
- pastelist — an artist who draws with pastels.
- pasticcio — a pastiche.
- pastiglia — a plaster used during the Italian Renaissance for bas-relief ornament of furniture, being applied in layers, molded, carved, and gilded.
- pastiness — the quality of being pasty.
- pastitsio — a Greek dish consisting of minced meat and macaroni topped with béchamel sauce
- pastoring — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pastorium — a Baptist parsonage.
- pastosity — having a heavy impasto.
- pasturing — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- patiences — a female given name.
- patissier — a person who makes pastries; a pastry chef