9-letter words containing s, t, o, r, e
- oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- overskirt — an outer skirt.
- overslept — to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking: He overslept and missed his train.
- overstaff — to provide an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstain — to stain too much
- overstand — overreach (def 13).
- overstare — to outstare
- overstate — to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.
- oversteer — handling of an automotive vehicle that causes turns that are sharper than the driver intends because the rear wheels slide to the outside of the turn before the front wheels lose traction.
- overstink — to stink more than (something else)
- overstock — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- overstood — simple past tense and past participle of overstand.
- overstory — the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy.
- overstrew — to strew or scatter over.
- overstudy — excessive study.
- overstuff — to force too much into: If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold.
- oversweet — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
- overtones — additional meanings or nuances
- overtrust — to trust too much
- overwrest — to strain too much
- oystering — any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pastorage — pastorate.
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- pastorate — the office or term of office of a pastor.
- patroness — a woman who protects, supports, or sponsors someone or something.
- patronise — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- 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.
- peronista — Peronist.
- perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- personate — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
- pesterous — having a propensity to pester, annoy, or to be trying
- petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
- petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
- pistoleer — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
- pistolero — a member of an armed band of roving mounted bandits.
- pistolier — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- poetaster — an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
- pole star — Polaris.
- pole-star — Polaris.
- polyester — Chemistry. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group –COO–, usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a polybasic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, plastics, and textile fibers.
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- port dues — the charge for the use of a port
- porteress — portress.