9-letter words containing s, o, e, m
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- panegoism — a form of scepticism; subjective idealism
- peat moss — Also called bog moss. any moss, especially of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form.
- penstemon — any of numerous chiefly North American plants belonging to the genus Penstemon, of the figwort family, some species of which are cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- peristome — Botany. the one or two circles of small, pointed, toothlike appendages around the orifice of a capsule or urn of mosses, appearing when the lid is removed.
- persimmon — any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, especially D. virginiana, of North America, bearing astringent, plumlike fruit that is sweet and edible when ripe, and D. kaki, of Japan and China, bearing soft, red or orange fruit.
- phagosome — a vacuole within a phagocyte that contains bacteria or other ingested particles and that becomes fused with a lysosome.
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- phonetism — the science of speech sounds and of writing phonetically
- plumbeous — resembling or containing lead; leaden.
- plumulose — shaped like a downy feather or plumule.
- poeticism — a poetic expression that has become hackneyed, forced, or artificial.
- poimenics — pastoral theology.
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- pomaceous — of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.
- post time — the time at which the entries in a race are required to be at the starting post.
- pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
- preimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- pressroom — the room in a printing or newspaper publishing establishment where the printing presses are installed.
- proxemics — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
- pseudonym — a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name. Compare allonym (def 1).
- ptolemies — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- pumiceous — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- pycnosome — a body type characterized by stockiness
- quietsome — still, calm, quiet
- reblossom — (of a plant or flower) to blossom again
- recompose — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- reformers — a person devoted to bringing about reform, as in politics or society.
- reformism — a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.
- reformist — a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.
- remission — the act of remitting.
- remissory — tending to gain remission
- remoisten — to moisten again, to add new moisture to
- reremouse — a bat.
- responsum — the reply of a noted rabbi or Jewish scholar as rendered in the Responsa.
- rest home — a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
- rest room — rooms or a room having a washbowl, toilet, and other facilities for use by employees, visitors, etc., as in a store, theater, or office.
- rest-home — a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
- restiform — (esp of bundles of nerve fibres) shaped like a cord or rope; cordlike
- romanesco — a variety of green cauliflower
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- roominess — affording ample room; spacious; large.
- rose comb — a low comb with rounded points and a rear-extending spike of some breeds of chickens, as Wyandotte.
- rose moss — a portulaca, Portulaca grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy flowers.
- rosemarie — a female given name.
- rosemarys — a female given name.