11-letter words containing o, n, e, s, a
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- omega meson — a neutral and extremely short-lived meson having a mass 1532 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of 6.6 X 10 -23 seconds.
- omega minus — an unstable negatively charged elementary particle, classified as a baryon, that has a mass 3273 times that of the electron
- on the bias — A dress or skirt that is cut on the bias or that is bias-cut has been cut diagonally across the material so that it hangs down in a particular way.
- on the case — If you say that someone is on the case, you mean that they are aware of a particular problem and are trying to resolve it.
- onagraceous — belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- open season — a specific season or time of year when it is legal to catch or hunt for fish or game protected at all other times by the law.
- open sesame — any marvelously effective means for bringing about a desired result: Wealth is the open sesame to happiness.
- open stance — a batting stance in which the front foot is farther from the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.
- opinionates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opinionate.
- orange rust — a disease of blackberries and raspberries, characterized by an orange, powdery mass of spores on the undersides of the leaves and stunted, misshapen foliage, caused by a rust fungus, Gymnoconia interstitialis.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- ordainments — Plural form of ordainment.
- orientalism — a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
- orientalist — A person (especially a scholar) interested in the orient.
- ornamentals — Plural form of ornamental.
- ornamentist — a person who adorns or decorates, esp professionally
- ostentation — pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.
- ostentators — Plural form of ostentator.
- other ranks — (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- outdistance — to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- outgenerals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgeneral.
- outpatients — Plural form of outpatient.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
- over-season — a period of the year marked by certain conditions, activities, etc.: baseball season.
- overanalyse — Alternative spelling of overanalyze.
- overanxious — excessively anxious.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overearnest — Excessively earnest.
- oxenstierna — Count Axel [ahk-suh l] /ˈɑk səl/ (Show IPA), 1583–1654, Swedish statesman.
- oxygen mask — a masklike device placed or worn over the nose and mouth when inhaling supplementary oxygen from an attached tank.
- oysterwoman — a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panel house — a brothel having rooms with secret entrances, as sliding panels, for admitting panel thieves.
- paperperson — a person who delivers newspapers to customers door to door.
- paranephros — the adrenal gland
- parasensory — extrasensory.
- parishioner — one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
- passionless — not feeling or moved by passion; cold or unemotional; calm or detached.
- passiontide — the two-week period from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday.
- paternoster — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.
- peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
- peak season — busiest annual period