9-letter words containing s, p, o, t, e
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- leptosome — a person of asthenic build.
- lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
- logotypes — Plural form of logotype.
- mastopexy — fixation of a pendulous breast.
- 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).
- metascope — a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.
- mileposts — Plural form of milepost.
- misreport — to report incorrectly or falsely.
- monotypes — Plural form of monotype.
- montespan — Marquise de (Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart) 1641–1707, mistress of Louis XIV of France.
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- mutoscope — A motion-picture device of the late nineteenth century, to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole.
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- netphones — Plural form of netphone.
- nine-spot — a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
- nonposted — Not having been posted (in various senses).
- nonstaple — not staple
- nonuplets — Plural form of nonuplet.
- octopodes — (rare) Irregular plural form of octopus.
- octopuses — Plural form of octopus.
- octuplets — Plural form of octuplet.
- off-piste — of or relating to skiing on virgin snow off the regular runs
- opacities — the state or quality of being opaque.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
- operators — Plural form of operator.
- operettas — Plural form of operetta.
- operosity — the quality or characteristic of being operose
- opponents — Plural form of opponent.
- opposites — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- optatives — Plural form of optative.
- optimised — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- optimiser — Alternative spelling of optimizer.
- optimises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of optimise.
- optimizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of optimize.
- osteocope — severe pain in the bones, especially that occurring in syphilitic persons.
- osteopath — a physician who practices osteopathy.
- otoscopes — Plural form of otoscope.
- outpursue — to pursue farther than
- outsleeps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsleep.
- outspeaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak.
- outspeeds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeed.
- outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
- outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
- overslept — to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.
- pad stone — a stone template.
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.