11-letter words containing e, a, s, t, r
- orthoclases — Plural form of orthoclase.
- orthostates — orthostat.
- ostentators — Plural form of ostentator.
- osteodermal — characterized by osteoderms
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- ostracoderm — any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods, having the body enclosed in an armor of bony plates.
- ostreaceous — oyster-like
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- other ranks — (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
- outgenerals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgeneral.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
- overballast — (transitive) To load with too much ballast.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overearnest — Excessively earnest.
- overharvest — the harvesting of plants or animals in an unsustainable manner
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- overstaffed — If you say that a place is overstaffed, you think there are more people working there than is necessary.
- oxenstierna — Count Axel [ahk-suh l] /ˈɑk səl/ (Show IPA), 1583–1654, Swedish statesman.
- oyster crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of oysters.
- oyster farm — a place where oyster beds are kept.
- oyster rake — a rake with a long handle and curved teeth for gathering in oysters from shallow waters
- oysterwoman — a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panel strip — one of a number of strips of wood or metal laid upon the surface of a wall, ceiling, etc., so as to divide it into a number of broad areas, usually in order to conceal joints between sheets of composition material forming the surface.
- panspermist — someone who advocates panspermia
- pants press — A pants press in a hotel room is a machine that you put a pair of pants inside to get rid of the creases.
- parade rest — a position assumed by a soldier or sailor in which the feet are 12 inches (30.48 cm) apart, the hands are clasped behind the back, and the head is held motionless and facing forward.
- parallelist — a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- parentheses — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- paresthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- paresthetic — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- partialness — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- partnerless — the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship: I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.
- partnership — the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest.
- party dress — a dress to wear to a party
- pass muster — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- past master — a person who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.: a past master at chess.
- pasteurella — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pasturella, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and animals.
- pasteurised — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pasteurized — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.