9-letter words containing t, h, r, e
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- outsearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- over with — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- overcatch — to overtake
- overdight — covered up
- overhaste — excessive haste
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- overlight — a strong light
- overmatch — to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
- overnight — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- overshirt — a pullover sport shirt, worn outside the waistband of a skirt or pair of slacks.
- overshoot — to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target.
- overshort — having little length; not long.
- oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- overteach — to teach too much
- overthick — too thick
- overthink — If you overthink, or if you overthink a problem, you spend too much time thinking about something.
- overthrow — to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- overtight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- overwatch — to watch over.
- par-three — of, relating to, or noting a small-scale golf course, usually having 18 holes of 150 yards (137 meters) in length from tee to cup on 7 to 40 acres (3 to 16 hectares) of land.
- parachute — a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down safely through the air from a great height, especially from an aircraft, rendered effective by the resistance of the air that expands it during the descent and reduces the velocity of its fall.
- parchment — the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
- parhypate — a note in ancient Greek music, the second lowest note in the two lowest tetrachords
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parokheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parthenia — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- parthenon — the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- perthitic — relating to, consisting of, or having a similarity to perthite
- petahertz — one quadrillion (10 15) hertz. Abbreviation: PHz.
- petersham — a heavy woolen cloth for men's overcoats and other bulky outerwear.
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- phanerite — any igneous rock whose grains are visible to the naked eye.
- phrenetic — frenetic.
- phrenitis — inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
- pie chart — a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- porthouse — a company that produces port
- posthorse — horse kept at an inn or posthouse for use by postriders or for hire to travellers
- pothecary — apothecary.
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- potholder — a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.