6-letter words containing o, a, s
- bosman — Herman Charles. (1905–1951), South African short-story writer and journalist; his experiences in prison are recounted in the semi-autobiographical Cold Stone Jug (1949)
- bosnia — a region of central Bosnia-Herzegovina: belonged to Turkey (1463–1878), to Austria-Hungary (1879–1918), then to Yugoslavia (1918–91)
- bowsaw — a saw with a thin blade in a bow-shaped frame
- brasco — a lavatory
- brasov — an industrial city in central Romania: formerly a centre for expatriate Germans; ceded by Hungary to Romania in 1920. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
- brasso — Hungarian name of Braşov.
- brazos — river in central & SE Tex., flowing southeastward into the Gulf of Mexico: 870 mi (1,400 km)
- broads — a group of shallow navigable lakes, connected by a network of rivers, in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk
- cacaos — Plural form of cacao.
- cahows — Plural form of cahow.
- cameos — Plural form of cameo.
- camões — Luˈiz Vaz de (luˈiʃ vaʒ də ) ; lo̅oēshˈ vȧzh də) 1524?-80; Port. epic poet
- campos — a city in E Brazil, in E Rio de Janeiro state on the Paraíba River. Pop: 388 000 (2005 est)
- camsho — crooked
- canoas — a city in SE Brazil, N of Pôrto Alegre.
- canoes — Plural form of canoe.
- canons — Plural form of canon.
- cantos — Plural form of canto.
- capons — Plural form of capon.
- carbos — carbohydrate.
- cargos — Plural form of cargo.
- carlos — Don. full name Carlos María Isidro de Borbón. 1788–1855, second son of Charles IV: pretender to the Spanish throne and leader of the Carlists
- carobs — Plural form of carob.
- carols — Plural form of carol.
- caroms — Plural form of carom.
- carson — Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent
- caruso — Enrico (enˈriːko). 1873–1921, an outstanding Italian operatic tenor; one of the first to make gramophone records
- cascos — Plural form of casco.
- cashoo — catechu.
- casino — A casino is a building or room where people play gambling games such as roulette.
- caslon — a style of type designed by William Caslon, English type founder (1692–1766)
- casson — Sir Hugh (Maxwell). 1910–99, British architect; president of the Royal Academy of Arts (1976–84)
- castor — Castors are small wheels fitted to a piece of furniture so that it can be moved more easily.
- castro — Fidel (fɪˈdɛl; Spanish fiˈðɛl). full name Fidel Castro Ruz. 1927–2016, Cuban revolutionary and statesman: led the communist overthrow of the Batista dictatorship in 1959; prime minister (1959–76), president (1976–2008)
- catios — Plural form of catio.
- chamos — Chemosh.
- cloaks — Plural form of cloak.
- coales — Obsolete spelling of coals.
- coarse — Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- coasts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coast.
- coates — Joseph Gordon. 1878–1943, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1925–28)
- coatis — Plural form of coati.
- coaxes — to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused.
- coaxis — (math).
- cobras — Plural form of cobra.
- cocoas — Plural form of cocoa.
- colasl — (mathematics, application) An early system for numerical problems on the IBM 7030. It used a special character set for input of natural mathematical expressions.
- commas — Plural form of comma.
- compas — the rhythm of a flamenco song
- comsat — any of various communications satellites for relaying microwave transmissions, as of telephone and television signals