9-letter words containing s, h, e, t, o
- knotholes — Plural form of knothole.
- lead shot — small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- mash note — an effusive note or letter expressing affection or passion for the recipient, usually a stranger or someone known only casually
- masthouse — a place, usually in a dockyard, in which masts are stored
- mathewson — Christopher ("Christy") 1880–1925, U.S. baseball player.
- meathooks — Usually, meat hooks. Slang. a hand or fist: Get your meat hooks away from that cake! It's for dessert.
- mesh knot — sheet bend.
- mesophyte — a plant growing under conditions of well-balanced moisture supply.
- 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).
- methodism — the doctrines, polity, beliefs, and methods of worship of the Methodists.
- methodist — a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.
- methodius — Saint (Apostle of the Slavs) a.d. c825–885, Greek missionary in Moravia (brother of Saint Cyril).
- moesogoth — one of the Christianized Goths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century a.d.
- monteiths — Plural form of monteith.
- monthlies — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- motherers — Plural form of motherer.
- motherese — the simplified and repetitive type of speech, with exaggerated intonation and rhythm, often used by adults when speaking to babies
- moustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- mouthless — Without a mouth.
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- netphones — Plural form of netphone.
- nontheism — Any of a range of concepts regarding spirituality and religion which do not include the idea of a deity in the form of a theistic god or gods.
- nontheist — One who is not a theist; an atheist.
- nonwhites — Plural form of nonwhite.
- north sea — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- northside — The northern side of a building, street, area etc.
- northwest — a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbreviation: NW.
- noughties — The decade from 2000 to 2009.
- nut house — a mental hospital; insane asylum.
- oasthouse — Alternative spelling of oast house.
- of theirs — belonging to or associated with them
- ohmmeters — Plural form of ohmmeter.
- orchestic — relating to dance
- orchestra — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- orchestre — Obsolete form of orchestra.
- osteopath — a physician who practices osteopathy.
- ostriches — Plural form of ostrich.
- otherness — the state or fact of being different or distinct.
- otherwise — under other circumstances: Otherwise they may get broken.
- oughtness — the state of being right