9-letter words containing t, o, p, s, e
- poetaster — an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
- poeticism — a poetic expression that has become hackneyed, forced, or artificial.
- point-set — (of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- pointless — without a point: a pointless pen.
- pointwise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- pole star — Polaris.
- pole-star — Polaris.
- politesse — formal politeness; courtesy.
- 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.
- polystyle — having many columns.
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- popliteus — a thin, flat, triangular muscle in back of the knee, the action of which assists in bending the knee and in rotating the leg toward the body.
- port dues — the charge for the use of a port
- porteress — portress.
- porthouse — a company that produces port
- porticoes — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- portieres — a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
- positives — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- post race — a race in which each owner is allowed to list a number of possible entries and, at a stipulated time before the race, specify which horse will actually compete.
- post time — the time at which the entries in a race are required to be at the starting post.
- post-free — British. postpaid.
- post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- post-pose — to place (a grammatical form) after a related grammatical form: The adverb “out” in “put out the light” is postposed in “put the light out.”.
- postdated — to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date.
- posteriad — toward the posterior; posteriorly.
- posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- posterity — succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
- posterize — to humiliate (a sporting opponent) by performing a dramatic feat against them
- posthaste — with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- posthorse — horse kept at an inn or posthouse for use by postriders or for hire to travellers
- posthouse — house or inn where horses were kept for postriders or for hire to travellers
- postiller — a writer of postils; an annotator
- postponed — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postrider — (formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier.
- postrorse — directed backward.
- postulate — to ask, demand, or claim.
- posturise — to posture; pose.
- posturize — to posture; pose.
- potteries — the, a district in central England famous for the manufacture of pottery and china. The towns comprising this district were combined in 1910 to form Stoke-on-Trent.
- pour test — any test for determining the pour point of a substance.
- poussette — a dance step in which a couple or several couples dance around the ballroom, holding hands, as in country dances.
- power set — the collection of all subsets of a given set.
- prepostor — praepostor.
- pretorius — Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus [ahn-drees vil-hel-moo s yah-kaw-boo s] /ˈɑn dris vɪlˈhɛl mʊs yɑˈkɔ bʊs/ (Show IPA), 1799–1853, and his son Marthinus Wessels [mahr-tee-noo s ves-uh ls] /mɑrˈti nʊs ˈvɛs əls/ (Show IPA) 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa.
- proestrus — the period immediately preceding estrus.
- profiters — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- progestin — any substance having progesteronelike activity.
- proof set — a set of coins (proof coins), one of each denomination, minted annually from highly polished metal on special dies, issued for collectors rather than for circulation