11-letter words containing b, e, o, s
- obscurities — Plural form of obscurity.
- 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.
- observingly — Attentively, observantly.
- obsessional — the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- obsessively — In an obsessive manner.
- obsolescent — becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word: an obsolescent term.
- obsolescing — to be or become obsolescent.
- 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.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- obtestation — The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.
- obtrusively — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- obviousness — The characteristic of being obvious.
- odious debt — sovereign debt incurred through activities which do not serve the best interests of the nation, esp when incurred by a despotic, tyrannical, or otherwise unjust and oppresive regime. Such debts are typically considered invalid and written off after the regime is deposed
- oktoberfest — a traditional festival held each October in Munich, Germany.
- ombrogenous — (of plants) able to flourish in wet conditions
- ombudswomen — Plural form of ombudswoman.
- 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.
- 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.
- overblouses — Plural form of overblouse.
- overbridges — Plural form of overbridge.
- overburdens — Plural form of overburden.
- overobvious — too obvious
- oxbow chest — a chest of drawers having a front convex at the sides and concave in the center without vertical divisions.
- oyster crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of oysters.
- 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
- post-bellum — of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
- postpuberty — the period after puberty
- 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.
- probusiness — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- processable — capable of being processed.
- processible — capable of being processed.
- 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.