11-letter words containing a, b, s, o
- obfuscatory — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obfusticate — Synonym of obfuscate.
- obligations — Plural form of obligation.
- obliterates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obliterate.
- obsagittate — (botany, of leaves) Of a reverse sagittate shape, with two pointed lobes extending at the apex.
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- observables — Plural form of observable.
- observances — Plural form of observance.
- observantly — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- observative — Observant; watchful.
- observatory — a place or building equipped and used for making observations of astronomical, meteorological, or other natural phenomena, especially a place equipped with a powerful telescope for observing the planets and stars.
- obsessional — the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- obsignation — the action or process of certifying by means of, or as if with, a seal or a mark of ratification
- obsignatory — (obsolete) Ratifying; confirming by sealing.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- obstinately — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- obstipation — obstinate constipation.
- obtestation — The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.
- odontoblast — one of a layer of cells lining the pulp cavity of a tooth, from which dentin is formed.
- ombudswoman — a woman employed to investigate complaints against government or institutional officials, employers, etc.
- on stand-by — in a state of readiness for action or use
- on the bias — A dress or skirt that is cut on the bias or that is bias-cut has been cut diagonally across the material so that it hangs down in a particular way.
- orbicularis — a muscle surrounding an opening
- osteoblasts — Plural form of osteoblast.
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- overballast — (transitive) To load with too much ballast.
- oxford bags — trousers with very wide baggy legs, originally popular in the 1920s
- oyster crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of oysters.
- parabolanus — a member of an early Christian brotherhood in Alexandria and Constantinople who helped the sick in the times of plague
- parson bird — tui.
- pease-brose — brose made from a meal of dried peas
- pedobaptism — the baptism of infants.
- pedobaptist — a person who advocates or practices pedobaptism.
- pensionable — worker: of retirement age
- phrase book — a small book containing everyday phrases and sentences and their equivalents in a foreign language, written especially for travelers.
- poison bean — Also called bladderpod. a tall plant, Glottidium vesicaria, of the legume family, native to the southeastern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers and pods containing highly poisonous seeds.
- polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
- possessable — capable of being possessed
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- postorbital — located behind the orbit or socket of the eye.
- potableness — the quality of being potable or drinkable
- press baron — an influential newspaper publisher or owner who usually controls more than one widely circulated newspaper.
- probabilism — Philosophy. the doctrine, introduced by the Skeptics, that certainty is impossible and that probability suffices to govern faith and practice.
- processable — capable of being processed.
- prosobranch — a gastropod mollusc of the subclass Prosobranchia, which includes conches, limpets, abalones, and numerous aquatic and terrestrial snails
- protestable — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- pyrolysable — able to be pyrolysed