10-letter words containing o, n, t, a, s
- organicist — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- orientates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orientate.
- originates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of originate.
- ornateness — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
- oscitation — The act of yawning or gaping. Also figuratively.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osculation — the act of kissing.
- ostensoria — Plural form of ostensorium.
- ostentator — (archaic) One fond of display; a boaster.
- osteomancy — A kind of divination by means of bones.
- osteopenia — Reduced bone mass of lesser severity than osteoporosis.
- ostranenie — defamiliarization.
- outgassing — to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
- outlanders — Plural form of outlander.
- outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- outlasting — Present participle of outlast.
- outpassion — to surpass in passion
- outraising — Present participle of outraise.
- outsailing — Present participle of outsail.
- outstaring — Present participle of outstare.
- outstation — a post, station, or settlement in a remote or outlying area.
- overstrain — to exert, tax, or use (resources) to an excessive extent
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- palo santo — a South American tree, Bulnesia sarmienti, of the caltrop family, yielding a fragrant essential oil.
- pansophist — someone with universal knowledge
- pantalones — pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
- pantaloons — pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
- pantoscope — a panoramic camera
- pass point — a point located photogrammetrically and used as a reference point in orienting other photographs.
- passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- passionist — a member of the “Congregation of Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ,” founded in 1720 and engaged chiefly in missionary work.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- pensionnat — a simple boarding house or small hotel in France
- pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
- pentastome — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pentastomida (or subphylum of Arthropoda), having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth: all are parasitic, some in the respiratory tracts of mammals.
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- phantomish — resembling or reminiscent of a phantom
- phenoplast — phenolic resin.
- photonasty — a nastic movement in response to a change in light intensity
- planoblast — the medusa of a hydroid.
- plant cost — the cost to a business of mechanical equipment
- plastogene — a separate genetic particle associated with, and influencing the activity of, the plastids
- pleasanton — a town in W California.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pocahontas — (Rebecca Rolfe) 1595?–1617, American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
- podcasting — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.