8-letter words containing i, n, s, o
- novelism — an innovative idea or concept; innovation; novelty
- novelist — a person who writes novels.
- novi sad — an autonomous province within Serbia. 8303 sq. mi. (21,506 sq. km). Capital: Novi Sad.
- nubilous — cloudy or foggy.
- numinous — of, relating to, or like a numen; spiritual or supernatural.
- obeisant — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- obsidian — a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture.
- ocarinas — Plural form of ocarina.
- occasion — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
- oil sand — a sand or sandstone containing oil or tarry residue in the pore spaces.
- oiliness — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
- oilsands — Plural form of oilsand.
- oilskins — A waterproof garment, made from oilskin, used especially at sea.
- oilstone — a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- omicrons — Plural form of omicron.
- omission — the act of omitting.
- on sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- on wings — flying or as if flying
- onanists — withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- one-size — available in one size only that is designed to fit most people
- oneirism — (rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
- oneriest — Superlative form of onery.
- onesided — Biased, only showing one side or point of view on an argument.
- ongoings — Plural form of ongoing.
- oniscoid — of or similar to woodlice
- onliners — Plural form of onliner.
- onliness — (obsolete) The state of being alone.
- openings — Plural form of opening.
- openside — (rugby), the space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare blindside.
- opinicus — a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
- opinions — Plural form of opinion.
- oppidans — Plural form of oppidan.
- opposing — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- opsonify — to facilitate phagocytosis of (a microorganism, as a bacterium) by treatment with opsonin.
- opsonins — Plural form of opsonin.
- opsonium — any food used as a relish, such as chutney
- opsonize — to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.
- opuntias — Plural form of opuntia.
- orangish — resembling or suggesting an orange, as in taste, appearance, or color: decorated with orangy-pink flowers.
- orations — Plural form of oration.
- ordinals — Plural form of ordinal.
- organics — Plural form of organic.
- organise — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organist — a person who plays the organ.
- orinasal — pronounced with the voice issuing through the mouth and the nose simultaneously, as in the nasalized vowels of French.
- orionids — a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Orionid meteor shower) visible during October, and having its apparent origin in the constellation Orion.
- oriskany — a village in central New York, near Utica: battle 1777.
- ornithes — birds considered collectively
- oscinine — of or relating to the Oscines