11-letter words containing o, b, s, l, e, t
- obliterates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obliterate.
- observantly — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- obsolescent — becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word: an obsolescent term.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- obstinately — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- obtrusively — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- osteoblasts — Plural form of osteoblast.
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- overballast — (transitive) To load with too much ballast.
- polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
- post-bellum — of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
- potableness — the quality of being potable or drinkable
- protestable — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- rose beetle — rose chafer.
- safety bolt — a bolt or lock on a door or gate that cannot be moved from the outside
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- slop bucket — slop pail.
- soft-boiled — to boil (an egg) just long enough for the yolk and white to partially solidify, usually three or four minutes.
- splint bone — one of the rudimentary, splintlike metacarpal or metatarsal bones of the horse or some allied animal, one on each side of the back of each cannon bone.
- stable door — a door with an upper and lower leaf that may be opened separately
- stereoblind — lacking the ability to see in three dimensions through both eyes
- stilbestrol — a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C 18 H 20 O 2 , used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the prevention of miscarriage but discontinued owing to its association with an increased risk of vaginal and cervical cancers in women having had fetal exposure. Abbreviation: DES.
- stobie pole — a steel and concrete pole for supporting electricity wires
- stone-blind — completely blind.
- supportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- sweat blood — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- szombathely — a city in W Hungary: founded a.d. 48.
- the gorbals — a district of Glasgow, formerly known for its slums
- the jobless — those who are unemployed
- topless bar — a bar in which barmaids or waitresses work naked from the waist up
- treasonable — of the nature of treason.
- trolley bus — a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires.
- troubleshot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- troublesome — causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- tuberculose — tuberculate.
- tuberculous — tubercular.
- unstoppable — that cannot be stopped or surpassed; unbeatable: an unstoppable ball team.
- vibratoless — without vibrato
- whistleblow — Alternative form of whistle-blow.
- xenoblastic — a crystal that forms in metamorphic rock and gets its outline from neighboring crystals.