10-letter words containing o, s, i, r
- ostracised — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracise.
- ostracises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ostracise.
- ostracized — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracize.
- ostracizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ostracize.
- ostranenie — defamiliarization.
- ostrichism — the act of refusing to accept reality or hiding one's head in the sand
- out sister — a member of a community of nuns who performs tasks in the outside world on behalf of the community
- outfitters — Plural form of outfitter.
- outpromise — to promise more than
- outraising — Present participle of outraise.
- outriggers — Plural form of outrigger.
- outscoring — Present participle of outscore.
- outstaring — Present participle of outstare.
- outswinger — a ball that when bowled veers from leg side to off side.
- overdesign — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- overdosing — Present participle of overdose.
- overdrives — Plural form of overdrive.
- overijssel — a province in the E Netherlands. Capital: Zwolle.
- overimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overinsure — to insure in excess of actual value
- overlavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- overpraise — to praise excessively or unduly.
- overseeing — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- oversimple — excessively simple
- oversimply — in an oversimple manner
- overstitch — a stitch made with a sewing machine, for binding or finishing a raw edge or hem.
- overstrain — to exert, tax, or use (resources) to an excessive extent
- overstride — to surpass: to overstride one's competitors.
- overstrike — to stamp a new device, value, or inscription on (a coin).
- overstring — Music. to arrange the strings of (a piano) so that the bass strings cross over the treble.
- overwisely — in a pretentiously wise manner
- ovipositor — (in certain female insects) an organ at the end of the abdomen, by which eggs are deposited.
- oxyuriasis — human infection with pinworms.
- oysterfish — the oyster toadfish. See under toadfish (def 1).
- panivorous — subsisting on bread; bread-eating.
- parabiosis — experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.
- paragnosis — knowledge obtained by supernatural means
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- parasitoid — an organism that practices parasitoidism.
- parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
- parodistic — parodic.
- paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- parvovirus — Veterinary Pathology. a highly contagious, often fatal viral disease of dogs, characterized by vomiting, severe diarrhea, and depression and accompanied by high fever and loss of appetite.
- pasionaria — La (la), real name Dolores Ibarruri. 1895–1989, Spanish Communist leader, who lived in exile in the Soviet Union (1939–75)
- passiflora — a plant of the genus Passiflora
- passionary — passional (def 3).
- pastorship — the position, authority, or office of a pastor.