11-letter words containing a, z, o, s
- plaza lasso — Galo [gah-law] /ˈgɑ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–87, Ecuadorian statesman and diplomat, born in the U.S.: president 1948–52.
- quizzacious — (nonce, obsolete) Mocking or satirical.
- razor shell — any of various sand-burrowing bivalve molluscs of the genera Ensis and Solen, which have a long tubular shell
- razor-sharp — blade, etc.: dangerously sharp
- resocialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- rhizanthous — bearing flowers directly from the root.
- rhizomatous — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- rose quartz — a rose-red to pink variety of crystalline quartz usually found in massive form and used as a gem or ornamental stone.
- safety zone — A safety zone is a place in the middle of a road crossing where you can wait before you cross the other half of the road.
- san lorenzo — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- schizopodal — pertaining to a split-foot or appendage
- schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
- sea of azov — a shallow arm of the Black Sea, to which it is connected by the Kerch Strait: almost entirely landlocked; fed chiefly by the River Don. Area: about 37 500 sq km (14 500 sq miles)
- smoky topaz — smoky quartz used as a gemstone: not a true topaz.
- socializing — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- solmization — the act, process, or system of using certain syllables, especially the sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale.
- somaticized — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- spermatozoa — one of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum; a mature male reproductive cell.
- status zero — the condition of young people who are out of school but not in further education or training, permanently or regularly out of work, and dropping out of the mainstream of society
- stylization — to design in or cause to conform to a particular style, as of representation or treatment in art; conventionalize.
- subvocalize — to form (words) silently by moving the lips or other vocal organs without vocalization
- szombathely — a city in W Hungary: founded a.d. 48.
- szymanowski — Karol [kah-rawl] /ˈkɑ rɔl/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1937, Polish composer.
- unhazardous — not hazardous
- vasectomize — to perform a vasectomy on
- yakuza boss — a criminal who is a boss in the Yakuza
- zealousness — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- zincographs — Plural form of zincograph.
- ziprasidone — An antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia etc.
- zooparasite — any parasitic animal or protozoan.
- zoophilia's — the state of being zoophilous.
- zoosanitary — Pertaining to the cleanliness of animals or animal products.
- zoroastrian — of or relating to Zoroaster or to Zoroastrianism.
- zygodactyls — Plural form of zygodactyl.
- zygomaticus — (anatomy) One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygoma.