8-letter words containing o, c, t, s
- logicist — (philosophy) An adherent of logicism.
- logistic — of or relating to logistic.
- lopstick — a tree trimmed of all but its topmost branches to serve as a landmark or marker.
- low-cost — able to be purchased or acquired at relatively little cost: low-cost life insurance; low-cost housing.
- massicot — monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- mattocks — Plural form of mattock.
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- mesolect — any variety of language in a creole continuum that is intermediate between the basilect and the acrolect.
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- mistcoat — (in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- mistouch — To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
- molecast — the heap of earth excavated by a mole tunnelling underground
- monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- monistic — Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- mopstick — a mop handle
- moschate — having a musky smell.
- mucosity — The state of being mucous.
- muticous — Botany. having no pointed process or awn; awnless.
- mycostat — a substance or preparation that prevents or inhibits the growth of molds.
- myocytes — Plural form of myocyte.
- neckshot — a shot in the neck of an animal
- no-stick — nonstick: a no-stick skillet.
- noctuids — Plural form of noctuid.
- noctules — Plural form of noctule.
- nocturns — Plural form of nocturn.
- nonstick — having or providing a finish designed to prevent food from sticking during cooking or baking: a nonstick saucepan; a nonstick cooking spray.
- nonstock — (business) Not issuing capital stock.
- notecase — billfold.
- oatcakes — Plural form of oatcake.
- obstacle — something that obstructs or hinders progress.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- occamist — William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- octagons — Plural form of octagon.
- octavius — a male given name.
- octopods — Plural form of octopod.
- octopush — the game of underwater hockey, in which two teams attempt to push a weighted object along the floor of a swimming pool
- octuples — Plural form of octuple.
- oculists — Plural form of oculist.
- opencast — (chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed.
- opticals — (India) spectacles.
- opticist — a person engaged in the fields of theoretical or applied optics.
- orchitis — inflammation of the testis.
- orgastic — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- oscitant — yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- oscitate — To gape; to yawn.
- osculant — united by certain common characteristics.
- osculate — to come into close contact or union.
- osmotica — Plural form of osmoticum.
- osteitic — inflammation of the substance of bone.
- ostracod — seed shrimp.