11-letter words containing o, i, l, s, a, n
- nova lisboa — former name of Huambo.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- obligations — Plural form of obligation.
- obsessional — the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- obstinately — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- occidentals — Plural form of occidental.
- oil varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- old frisian — the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- old russian — Russian as used in documents before 1600. Abbreviation: ORuss.
- old spanish — the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OSp.
- orientalism — a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
- orientalist — A person (especially a scholar) interested in the orient.
- originalism — The principle or belief that the original intent of an author should be adhered to in later interpretations of a work.
- originalist — One who has, or tends to have, original ideas.
- oscillating — Moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion.
- oscillation — an act or instance of oscillating.
- outclassing — Present participle of outclass.
- panglossian — characterized by or given to extreme optimism, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.
- pantologist — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- passionless — not feeling or moved by passion; cold or unemotional; calm or detached.
- pensionable — worker: of retirement age
- personalise — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- personalize — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- piano stool — adjustable stool used by pianist
- pink salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
- piston land — A piston land is a raised area of a piston between piston rings.
- piston slap — the characteristic sound of a seriously worn piston in a cylinder (usually of the engine of a motor car)
- plainstones — the pavement or a paved area in a town or city
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- playstation — (games, hardware) The leading family of games consoles, from Sony Corporation consisting of the original Playstation (PS1) and the Playstation 2 (PS2). The basic Playstations consist of a small box containing the processor and a DVD reader, with video outputs to connect to a TV, sockets for two game controllers, and a socket for one or two memory cards. The PS2 also has USB sockets. The PS2 can run PS1 software because the PS2's I/O processor is the same as the PS1's CPU.
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- postexilian — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)
- postnuptial — subsequent to marriage: postnuptial adjustments.
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postulation — to ask, demand, or claim.
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronatalist — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- psilomelane — a common mineral consisting of a mixture of pyrolusite and other oxides of manganese, usually found in black, rounded masses: an ore of manganese.