9-letter words containing t, e, m, p
- monkeypot — the woody, operculate seed vessel of any of certain large South American trees of the genus Lecythis.
- monoptote — a noun that exists in only one case
- 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.
- multipage — Including or containing multiple pages.
- multiples — consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold.
- multiplet — a group of several related spectral lines, usually of nearly the same wavelengths.
- multiplex — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
- multipole — (physics) Any of a several forms of static or oscillating distributions of charge or magnetization.
- multistep — Involving multiple steps.
- mutoscope — A motion-picture device of the late nineteenth century, to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole.
- mythopoet — a writer of mythic verse
- n'importe — no matter
- name tape — a fabric tape on which a person's name is written, woven, or printed: for affixing to garments and other personal belongings to identify ownership.
- nameplate — a flat, usually rectangular piece of metal, wood, or plastic on which the name of a person, company, etc., is printed or engraved: She has a large office with her nameplate on the door.
- neptunium — a transuranic element produced in nuclear reactors by the neutron bombardment of U-238: decays rapidly to plutonium and then to U-235. Symbol: Np; atomic number: 93.
- nonexempt — Not exempt.
- nymphetic — relating to a nymphet
- nymphette — Alternative form of nymphet.
- omphacite — a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.
- onomatope — (linguistics) A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis.
- 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.
- optimized — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- optimizer — A person in a large business whose task is to maximize profits and make the business more efficient.
- optimizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of optimize.
- optometer — any of various instruments for measuring the refractive error of an eye.
- optometry — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- overtrump — to play a trump higher than (one previously played to the trick)
- pa system — a combination of electronic devices that makes sound audible via loudspeakers to many people, as in an auditorium or out of doors.
- palmately — radiating from a central point
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- palmitate — a salt or ester of palmitic acid.
- pampootie — a rawhide slipper worn by men in the Aran Islands
- 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.
- pantomime — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- parameter — formal argument
- parchment — the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
- parlement — parliament.
- part-time — employed to work, used, expected to function, etc., less than the usual or full time: a part-time clerk.
- passament — passement.
- passement — a garment trimming of gold, silver, linen, or silk thread.
- paymaster — a person authorized by a company, government, etc., to pay out wages or salaries, especially in the military.
- peacetime — a time or period of peace: a large navy even in peacetime.
- peak time — prime time.
- peat moss — Also called bog moss. any moss, especially of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form.
- pedantism — pedantry.
- pedometer — an instrument worn by a walker or runner for recording the number of steps taken, thereby showing approximately the distance traveled.