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9-letter words containing rs

  • overstate — to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.
  • oversteer — handling of an automotive vehicle that causes turns that are sharper than the driver intends because the rear wheels slide to the outside of the turn before the front wheels lose traction.
  • overstink — to stink more than (something else)
  • overstock — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
  • overstood — simple past tense and past participle of overstand.
  • overstory — the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy.
  • overstrew — to strew or scatter over.
  • overstudy — excessive study.
  • overstuff — to force too much into: If you overstuff your suitcase, the fastenings may not hold.
  • overswear — to swear again
  • oversweet — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
  • overswell — to overflow
  • overswing — to swing too hard, hoping to apply more power.
  • ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
  • packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
  • pankhurst — Christabel Harriette, 1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).
  • parcourse — an outdoor exercise track or course, especially for joggers, equipped with a series of stations along the way where one is to stop and perform a specific exercise.
  • parseeism — the religion and customs of the Parsees.
  • parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
  • parsleyed — cooked with or sprinkled with parsley
  • parsonage — the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
  • parsonish — like a parson
  • passersby — a person passing by.
  • patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
  • persecute — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • persevere — to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
  • persienne — a kind of calico that is printed with a pattern, or a material that resembles this
  • persimmon — any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, especially D. virginiana, of North America, bearing astringent, plumlike fruit that is sweet and edible when ripe, and D. kaki, of Japan and China, bearing soft, red or orange fruit.
  • persisted — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
  • persister — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
  • personage — a person of distinction or importance.
  • personals — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • personate — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
  • personify — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
  • personnel — a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
  • perspired — to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
  • persuaded — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
  • persuader — a person or thing that persuades: The cool lake was a most enticing persuader for those who liked to swim.
  • petersham — a heavy woolen cloth for men's overcoats and other bulky outerwear.
  • pharsalia — a district in ancient Greece whose chief city was Pharsalus.
  • pharsalus — an ancient city in central Greece, in Thessaly: site of Caesar's victory over Pompey 48 b.c.
  • philhorse — the horse, in a group of horses that are used to pull a carriage etc, which is at the back and nearest the object being pulled
  • posthorse — horse kept at an inn or posthouse for use by postriders or for hire to travellers
  • postrorse — directed backward.
  • precursor — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
  • presagers — a presentiment or foreboding.
  • pretarsus — the terminal outgrowth of the tarsus of an arthropod.
  • priorship — the office of a prior
  • producers — a person who produces.
  • profaners — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
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