9-letter words containing t, o, a, s, m
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- ozostomia — bad breath; halitosis.
- pastorium — a Baptist parsonage.
- peat moss — Also called bog moss. any moss, especially of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form.
- photomask — an opaque image on a transparent plate that is used to filter light so the image can be transferred, used in photolithography applications
- platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- pointsman — a railway switchman.
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- port arms — a position in military drill in which one's rifle is held diagonally in front of the body, with the muzzle pointing upward to the left.
- postwoman — female postal worker
- potassium — a silvery-white metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in the air and whose compounds are used as fertilizer and in special hard glasses. Symbol: K; atomic weight: 39.102; atomic number: 19; specific gravity: 0.86 at 20°C.
- rainstorm — a storm with heavy rain.
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- royalmast — the highest part of a mast
- salometer — salinometer.
- salt dome — a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth's surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools.
- san mateo — a city in W California.
- sandstorm — a windstorm, especially in a desert, that blows along great clouds of sand (distinguished from dust storm).
- sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- scotchman — Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
- scotomata — loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- semantron — a bar struck instead of a bell in an Orthodox church
- shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
- sigmatron — a machine for generating X-rays
- simionato — Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- simpatico — congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- sitomania — abnormal craving for food.
- smart mob — a large group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place typically for the purpose of social or political protest.
- smart off — to be impertinent or flippant
- soft clam — soft-shell clam.
- sörenstam — Annika (ˈænɪka). born 1970, Swedish golfer; winner of the US Women's Open (1995, 1996, 2006), the LPGA Championship (2003, 2004, 2005), and the British Women's Open (2003)
- sotomayor — ˈSonia (Maria) (ˈsoʊnjə ) ; sōnˈyə) 1954- ; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (2009- )
- soul mate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- spermato- — indicating sperm
- sportsman — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- stackroom — an area in a library where books are not on open shelves
- staffroom — room for teachers at school
- staminode — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- staminody — the metamorphosis of any of various flower organs, as a sepal or a petal, into a stamen.
- staminoid — like a stamen
- stamp out — to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
- stateroom — a private room or compartment on a ship, train, etc.
- steamboat — a steam-driven vessel, especially a small one or one used on inland waters.
- stomachal — a medication that is good for the stomach
- stomacher — a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- stomachic — of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- stomatomy — stomatotomy.
- stomatous — stomatal.