9-letter words containing a, p, r, o, s
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- hospodars — Plural form of hospodar.
- hypospray — (science fiction) A kind of jet injector.
- isocarpic — having carpels equal in number to the other floral parts.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- jasperous — Containing jasper, composed of jasper.
- jockstrap — an elasticized belt, a men's undergarment, with a pouch for supporting and protecting the genitals, worn especially while participating in athletics.
- karpathos — an island off the SE coast of Greece, part of the Dodecanese Islands, in the Aegean Sea. 110 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- labor spy — an employee who is used by management to spy on union activities.
- lapboards — Plural form of lapboard.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- macro sap — Macro processing modification of SAP. D.E. Eastwood and D.M. McIlroy, unpublished memorandum, Bell Labs 1959. Led to TRAC.
- macropods — Plural form of macropod.
- macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- maildrops — Plural form of maildrop.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- megaspore — the larger of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and a few fern allies, developing into a female gametophyte. Compare microspore.
- mesocarps — Plural form of mesocarp.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- micropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- monocarps — Plural form of monocarp.
- mopboards — Plural form of mopboard.
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- myriapods — Plural form of myriapod.
- nanopores — Plural form of nanopore.
- nonparous — having borne no children.
- operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
- operators — Plural form of operator.
- operettas — Plural form of operetta.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
- oversharp — too sharp
- oviparous — producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes.
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- padronism — a system of exploitative work controlled by a padrone
- panderous — resembling a pander
- parasoled — having a parasol
- 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.
- parecious — paroicous.
- parkinson — a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, especially of the fingers and hands, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression.
- paroicous — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- parotitis — inflammation of a parotid.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- parsonage — the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
- parsonish — like a parson
- part song — a song with parts for several voices, especially one meant to be sung without accompaniment.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.