13-letter words containing d, o, s
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- open diapason — a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
- open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
- open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
- openendedness — not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad: an open-ended discussion.
- opsonic index — the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in the blood of a test patient to the number destroyed in the blood of a normal individual
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- orchard grass — a weedy grass, Dactylis glomerata, often grown for pastures.
- orchidologist — someone who is knowledgeable in orchidology
- ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
- ordinary loss — An ordinary loss is a loss in the course of normal business.
- orlando lasso — Orlando di [dee] /di/ (Show IPA), (Orlandus Lassus) 1532–94, Flemish composer.
- orsellic acid — an acid found in lichens
- orthodontists — Plural form of orthodontist.
- osborne, adam — Adam Osborne
- otherworldish — characterized by otherworldliness
- out of bounds — Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
- out-of-bounds — Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- outdo oneself — to do something better than one ever did before or thought one could do
- outdoorswoman — a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.
- outdoorswomen — Plural form of outdoorswoman.
- outside-right — a footballer who plays on the outside right wing of the field
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- over the odds — more than is expected, necessary, etc
- over-designed — having too many design features; fussy
- over-promised — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- over-standing — overreach (def 13).
- overcredulous — willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
- overdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose.
- overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease
- overdiversity — excessive diversity
- overdramatise — Alternative spelling of overdramatize.
- overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
- overhead-shot — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
- overimpressed — very impressed
- overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- overprocessed — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- oversaturated — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- overstretched — to stretch excessively.
- paedomorphism — the continuation of juvenile characteristics in the adult stage
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- pandora's box — a source of extensive but unforeseen troubles or problems: The senate investigation turned out to be a Pandora's box for the administration.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- parasitoidism — the feeding by certain insect larvae on host tissues such that the host remains alive until larval development is complete and then usually dies.
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.