9-letter words containing o, y, s, t
- nervosity — the quality of being nervous; nervousness.
- nonsteady — not steady or stable; unsteady
- nonsticky — not sticky
- nonsystem — a system that does not function properly
- nostology — geriatrics.
- nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
- obscenity — the character or quality of being obscene; indecency; lewdness.
- obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
- obstinacy — the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.
- octastyle — having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
- old style — Also, oldstyle. Printing. a type style differentiated from modern by the more or less uniform thickness of all strokes and by slanted serifs.
- old-style — You use old-style to describe something or someone of a type that was common or popular in the past but is not common or popular now.
- ominosity — The state or quality of being ominous.
- onerosity — burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
- only just — by slight margin
- oomycetes — Plural form of oomycete.
- operosity — the quality or characteristic of being operose
- oscitancy — yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- osmometry — measurement of osmotic pressure.
- ossietzky — Carl von [kahrl fuh n] /kɑrl fən/ (Show IPA), 1889–1938, German pacifist: Nobel Peace Prize 1935.
- ostectomy — excision of part or all of a bone.
- ostensory — monstrance.
- osteocyte — a cell of osseous tissue within the bone matrix; a bone cell.
- osteology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the skeleton.
- osteotomy — the dividing of a bone, or the excision of part of it.
- ostrovsky — Aleksandr Nikolayevich. 1823–86, Russian dramatist, noted for his satirical comedies about the bourgeoisie. His plays include The Bankrupt (1849) and The Storm (1859), a tragedy
- otoplasty — plastic surgery of the external ear.
- out-years — the fiscal year after a year covered by a budget; any year beyond the budget year for which projections of spending are made.
- outdoorsy — characteristic of or suitable to the outdoors: a rugged, outdoorsy life; heavy, outdoorsy clothes.
- outstayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outstay.
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- overlusty — too lusty
- overstory — the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy.
- overstudy — excessive study.
- oystering — any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pastosity — having a heavy impasto.
- pestology — the analysis and research of pests and how to get rid of them
- photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
- phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
- piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- pistology — the branch of theology dealing with faith.
- polyester — Chemistry. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group –COO–, usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a polybasic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, plastics, and textile fibers.
- polystyle — having many columns.
- pomposity — the quality of being pompous.
- posterity — succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
- proselyte — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- provostry — the office of a (secular, ecclesiastical, or scholastic) provost
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.