9-letter words containing o, s
- allmouths — Plural form of allmouth.
- allocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allocate.
- alloplasm — part of the cytoplasm that is specialized to form cilia, flagella, and similar structures
- allostery — the condition of a protein (such as an enzyme) in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule at a site other than the chemically active one
- allottees — Plural form of allottee.
- allusions — Plural form of allusion.
- almohades — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.
- almshouse — Almshouses are houses in Britain which were built and run by charities to provide accommodation for poor or old people who could not afford to pay rent.
- almswoman — a woman who gives or receives alms
- aloeswood — agalloch.
- aloneness — the state of being alone
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- aloofness — the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.
- alphasort — to arrange in alphabetical order
- alphonsus — a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 112 km in diameter, in which volcanic activity may have occurred
- altissimo — (of music) very high in pitch
- aluminous — resembling aluminium
- alumroots — Plural form of alumroot.
- always-on — remaining available at all times
- amatoxins — Plural form of amatoxin.
- amaurosis — blindness, esp when occurring without observable damage to the eye
- ambagious — ambiguous
- ambiguous — If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
- ambitions — an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- ambrosiac — Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
- ambrosial — of or fit for the gods; divine
- ambrosian — exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
- ambuscado — an ambush
- ammonites — a nomadic tribe living east of the Jordan: a persistent enemy of the Israelites
- ammonoids — Plural form of ammonoid.
- amoralism — the doctrine or attitude that ignores or rejects moral vaues, or deems them to be irrelevant
- amoralist — a person who adheres to the doctrine of amoralism
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- amornings — of a morning
- amorosity — a loving feeling
- amorously — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
- amorphism — the state or quality of being amorphous.
- amorphous — Something that is amorphous has no clear shape or structure.
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- amphioxus — cephalochordate
- amphipods — Plural form of amphipod.
- amplicons — Plural form of amplicon.
- amplosome — the short or stocky type of human body shape
- amylopsin — an enzyme of the pancreatic juice that converts starch into sugar; pancreatic amylase
- anabiosis — the ability to return to life after apparent death; suspended animation
- anabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism
- anacondas — Plural form of anaconda.
- anacostia — a section of the District of Columbia, in the SE part.