10-letter words containing o, a, n, s
- longaevous — long-lived
- longbeards — Plural form of longbeard.
- longs peak — a peak in N Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain National Park. 14,255 feet (4345 meters).
- loon pants — trousers that flare from the knee
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- lotus land — the land of the lotus-eaters, or any fabulous, dreamlike setting
- lovastatin — a drug, C 24 H 36 O 8 , that reduces the levels of fats in the blood by altering the enzyme activity in the liver that produces lipids.
- low season — The low season is the time of year when a place receives the fewest visitors, and fares and holiday accommodation are often cheaper.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- macaronics — Plural form of macaronic.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- macmonnies — Frederick William, 1863–1937, U.S. sculptor.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- madonnaish — resembling a Madonna
- magnetrons — Plural form of magnetron.
- mahoganies — Plural form of mahogany.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- maimonides — (Moses ben Maimon"RaMBaM") 1135–1204, Jewish scholastic philosopher and rabbi, born in Spain: one of the major theologians of Judaism.
- main store — main memory
- maisonette — a small house, especially one connected to a large apartment building.
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- malinowski — Bronislaw Kasper [bron-uh-slahf kas-per;; Polish braw-nee-slahf kahs-puh r] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɑf ˈkæs pər;; Polish brɔˈni slɑf ˈkɑs pər/ (Show IPA), 1884–1942, Polish anthropologist in the U.S.
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- mangetouts — Plural form of mangetout.
- mangosteen — the juicy, edible fruit of an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana.
- manifestos — Plural form of manifesto.
- mano-neras — Black Hand (def 1).
- manoeuvres — A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
- manometers — Plural form of manometer.
- mansionary — a resident or dweller
- manu samoa — the international Rugby Union football team of Western Samoa
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- marcionism — the doctrines and principles of the Marcionites.
- markswoman — a woman skilled in shooting at a mark; a woman who shoots well.
- markswomen — Plural form of markswoman.
- mars brown — a medium brown color.
- mascarpone — a very soft Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
- maskalonge — muskellunge.
- maskinonge — muskellunge.
- mason city — a city in N Iowa.
- mason wasp — any of several solitary wasps, as Rygchium dorsale, that construct nests of mud or clay.
- mastodonic — a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks.
- mastodynia — (medicine) mastalgia; pain in the breast.
- matosinhos — a port in N Portugal, on the estuary of the Leça River north of Oporto: fishing industry. Pop: 167 026 (2001)
- mayonnaise — a thick dressing of egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, oil, and seasonings, used for salads, sandwiches, vegetable dishes, etc.
- médaillons — a portion of food, especially meat or poultry, cut or served in a round or oval shape.
- medallions — Plural form of medallion.
- mediations — Plural form of mediation.