10-letter words containing o, a, n, s
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- journalist — a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- jouysaunce — joy
- jovialness — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- jovysaunce — joy
- juncaceous — belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.
- kairomones — Plural form of kairomone.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- kannapolis — a town in W North Carolina.
- kaolinosis — the inhalation of clay dust leading to pneumoconiosis
- karlskrona — a port in S Sweden: Sweden's main naval base since 1680. Pop: 61 097 (2004 est)
- keratinous — composed of or resembling keratin; horny.
- klinotaxis — a wavering side-to-side motion of the head occurring as an organism moves forward in response to a source of stimulation, caused by the alternating reaction of sensory receptors on either side of the body.
- knockbacks — Plural form of knockback.
- kommunarsk — a city in E Ukraine.
- kronshtadt — city & naval fortress on an island in NW Russia, on the Gulf of Finland: pop. 45,000
- kurrajongs — Plural form of kurrajong.
- labionasal — articulated with the lips and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as m.
- laconicism — laconic brevity.
- lakefronts — Plural form of lakefront.
- lamingtons — Plural form of lamington.
- lampoonist — One who lampoons.
- landowners — Plural form of landowner.
- langostino — langoustine.
- langoustes — Plural form of langouste.
- languorous — characterized by languor; languid.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lanosterol — a sterol, C 30 H 50 O, formed from squalene epoxide, that is a precursor in the biosynthesis of cholesterol and is a component of lanolin.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lanuginous — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- laudations — Plural form of laudation.
- launceston — a city on N Tasmania.
- lawnmowers — Plural form of lawnmower.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lazy tongs — extensible tongs for grasping objects at a distance, consisting of a series of pairs of crossing pieces, each pair pivoted together in the middle and connected with the next pair at the extremities.
- lemon soda — a sweet fizzy drink that tastes of lemon
- lemongrass — A fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine.
- leontiasis — a lionlike facial distortion.
- liaisoning — Present participle of liaison.
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- linoleates — Plural form of linoleate.
- loan shark — a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer.
- loan-shift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- lobsterman — a person who traps lobsters.
- local sign — the information from a receptor in the eye or the skin signifying respectively a direction in space or a given point on the body
- localising — Present participle of localise.
- logansport — a city in N Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- lombrosian — of or relating to the doctrine propounded by the Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso that criminals are a product of hereditary and atavistic factors and can be classified as a definite abnormal type
- long lease — (in England and Wales) a lease, originally for a period of over 21 years, on a whole house of low rent and ratable value, which is the occupants' only or main residence. The leaseholder is entitled to buy the freehold, claim an extension of 50 years, or become a statutory tenant
- long-coats — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby