9-letter words containing l, h, o, s, p
- pilotfish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
- playhouse — a theater.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- polish up — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- push poll — a seemingly unbiased telephone survey that is actually conducted by supporters of a particular candidate and disseminates negative information about an opponent.
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- sheepfold — an enclosure for sheep.
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
- slap shot — a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
- slip hook — pelican hook.
- slo pitch — slow pitch
- slo-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- slop-shop — a store at which cheap, ready-made clothing may be purchased.
- sophocles — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- spotlight — a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
- staphylo- — uvula
- stoplight — traffic light.
- syphiloid — resembling syphilis.
- syphiloma — a tumour or gumma caused by infection with syphilis
- talk shop — a retail store, especially a small one.
- tallyshop — a store specializing in selling merchandise on the hire-purchase system.
- telophase — the final stage of meiosis or mitosis, in which the separated chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the dividing cell and the nuclei of the daughter cells form around the two sets of chromosomes.
- the polls — the place where people vote during an election
- top shelf — of highest quality
- top-shell — any marine gastropod mollusc of the mainly tropical Old World family Trochidae, having a typically brightly coloured top-shaped or conical shell
- typhlosis — blindness.
- ultraposh — extremely posh
- upholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- wool shop — a shop that sells knitting wool