9-letter words containing t, o, e, s
- jointures — Plural form of jointure.
- jokesmith — (jocular) A person who devises jokes.
- jokesters — Plural form of jokester.
- jollities — jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety.
- jonestown — a former settlement in N Guyana, NW of Georgetown: site of agricultural commune of an American religious cult called the People's Temple; mass suicide and murder 1978.
- jumentous — Of, relating to, or smelling like horse urine.
- juxtapose — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- keelboats — Plural form of keelboat.
- keratoses — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- kerbstone — one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.
- ketolysis — the breaking down of ketones.
- ketoximes — Plural form of ketoxime.
- keynoters — Plural form of keynoter.
- keystoner — a native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- keystones — Plural form of keystone.
- keystroke — one stroke of any key on a machine operated by a keyboard, as a typewriter, computer terminal, or Linotype: I can do 3000 keystrokes an hour.
- kilobytes — Plural form of kilobyte.
- kinetosis — any condition caused by motion of the body, as seasickness.
- knotholes — Plural form of knothole.
- knottiest — Superlative form of knotty.
- knotweeds — Plural form of knotweed.
- know best — to be the best guide, authority, etc.
- laborites — Plural form of laborite.
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- langouste — spiny lobster.
- laserwort — the name given to several umbelliferous woodland plants of the genus Laserpitium, such as Laserpitium latifolium, whose roots are used as a flavouring
- lead shot — small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- leftovers — Plural form of leftover.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- 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.
- let loose — to set free
- let sb go — If you let someone or something go, you allow them to leave or escape.
- librettos — Plural form of libretto.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- lobstered — Simple past tense and past participle of lobster.
- lobsterer — a person who catches lobsters
- locatives — Plural form of locative.