10-letter words containing o, s, t, e, i
- otioseness — Quality of being otiose.
- oubliettes — Plural form of oubliette.
- 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
- outriggers — Plural form of outrigger.
- outselling — Present participle of outsell.
- outsetting — the act of public proclamation
- outside in — another term for inside out
- outside of — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- outswinger — a ball that when bowled veers from leg side to off side.
- 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.
- oysterfish — the oyster toadfish. See under toadfish (def 1).
- passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- 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
- peptolysis — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- periosteum — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- perovskite — a naturally occurring titanate of calcium, CaTiO 3 , found as yellow, brown, or black cubic crystals, usually in metamorphic rocks.
- pestalozzi — Johann Heinrich [German yoh-hahn hahyn-rikh] /German ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer.
- petrópolis — a city in SE Brazil, north of Rio de Janeiro: resort. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)
- phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
- physiotype — the set of physical features that make a person or organism different from others.
- piesporter — any of various white wines from the area around the village of Piesport in the Moselle valley in Germany
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pinspotter — pinsetter.
- pistillode — a sterile pistil, or one with a simple structure and reduced size and function
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- poinsettia — a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
- point-wise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.