11-letter words containing i, r, o, n, s, m
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- omnipresent — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- omnivourous — Misspelling of omnivorous.
- opportunism — the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.
- ordainments — Plural form of ordainment.
- organistrum — a stringed instrument played by two people
- orientalism — a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
- originalism — The principle or belief that the original intent of an author should be adhered to in later interpretations of a work.
- ornamentist — a person who adorns or decorates, esp professionally
- ostensorium — ostensory.
- outsmarting — Present participle of outsmart.
- paronomasia — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- positronium — a short-lived atomic system consisting of a positron and an electron bound together.
- preadmonish — to admonish or warn beforehand
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- prison camp — a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.
- prison farm — a farm attached to a prison, where prisoners carry out hard labour
- prochronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date earlier than the actual one; prolepsis.
- profeminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- re-emission — the quality or state of being re-emitted; the re-emitting of something
- reactionism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- readmission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
- reaganomics — the economic policies put forth by the administration of President Ronald Reagan, especially as emphasizing supply-side theory.
- regionalism — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
- religionism — excessive or exaggerated religious zeal.
- resign-from — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- revisionism — advocacy or approval of revision.
- roman snail — a large edible European snail, Helix pomatia, the usual escargot of menus, erroneously thought to have been introduced to northern Europe by the Romans
- romanticise — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
- romanticist — an adherent of romanticism in literature or art (contrasted with classicist).
- rompishness — the state or condition of being rompish
- ruminations — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- scrimshoner — a person who makes scrimshaw
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
- sermonizing — the act of talking as if delivering a sermon
- shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.