6-letter words containing o, s, i
- orchis — any orchid.
- orcish — (fantasy) Of or relating to orcs (monstrous humanoid creatures).
- orexis — the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
- orgies — Plural form of orgy.
- oribis — Plural form of oribi.
- oriels — Plural form of oriel.
- orisha — A divine entity that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Ol\u00f3d\u00f9mar\u00e8.
- orison — a prayer.
- orissa — a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). Capital: Bhubaneshwar.
- orsini — an Italian aristocratic family that was prominent in Rome from the 12th to the 18th century
- oscine — of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs.
- osiers — Plural form of osier.
- osiery — An osier bed.
- osijek — a city in Slavonia, E Croatia, on the Drava River.
- osiris — the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- osmics — the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- osmium — a hard, heavy, metallic element having the greatest density of the known elements and forming octavalent compounds, as OsO 4 and OsF 8 : used chiefly as a catalyst, in alloys, and in the manufacture of electric-light filaments. Symbol: Os; atomic weight: 190.2; atomic number: 76; specific gravity: 22.57.
- ossein — the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- ossian — a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- ossify — to convert into or cause to harden like bone.
- ostiak — Ostyak.
- ostial — relating to an ostium
- ostium — Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- otiose — being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- otitis — inflammation of the ear.
- outsin — to sin more than
- outsit — to sit longer than; outwait: He was determined to outsit his rival.
- ovibos — an Arctic ox
- ovisac — a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
- owlish — resembling or characteristic of an owl: His thick glasses give him an owlish appearance.
- oxalis — any plant of the genus Oxalis, comprising the wood sorrels.
- oxisol — a thick, weathered soil of the humid tropics, largely depleted in the minerals that promote fertility, and characteristic of the Amazon and Congo basins.
- patois — a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- phocis — an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- physio — physical therapy
- pilons — something extra; lagniappe.
- pilose — covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- pilous — pilose.
- piniós — river in Thessaly, E Greece, flowing eastward to the Gulf of Salonika: 125 mi (201 km)
- pisano — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pistol — a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- pistou — a type of sauce from Provence, made from olive oil, basil, garlic, tomatoes, and cheese
- pithos — a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- points — the two electrical contacts that make or break the current flow in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine
- poised — (of a person) composed, dignified, and self-assured.
- poiser — a person or thing that poises.
- poisha — an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Bangladesh, the 100th part of a taka.
- poison — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- poleis — an ancient Greek city-state.