11-letter words containing p, o, i, r
- oedipus rex — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- offer price — cost of sth being offered for sale
- office park — a complex of office buildings located on land planted with lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
- officership — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- oligotrophy — the state of being oligotrophic, or deficient in nutrients but high in oxygen.
- omnipresent — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- oncoprotein — (genetics, oncology, protein) A protein that is coded for by an oncogene.
- oneiroscopy — the interpretation or study of dreams
- open prison — An open prison is a prison where there are fewer restrictions on prisoners than in a normal prison.
- open string — a staircase string whose top follows the profile of the steps in such a way that the treads project beyond its outer face.
- opera seria — Italian dramatic opera of the 18th century based typically on a classical subject and characterized by extensive use of the aria da capo and recitative.
- operability — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- operativity — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- operatories — a room or other area with special equipment and facilities, as for dental surgery, scientific experiments, or the like.
- ophidiarium — an enclosure for snakes, adapted to their normal living conditions
- opinionator — (obsolete) An opinionated person; one given to conjecture.
- oppenheimer — J(ulius) Robert, 1904–67, U.S. nuclear physicist.
- oppertunity — Misspelling of opportunity.
- oppignorate — to promise or give as security
- opportunism — the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.
- opportunist — a person who practices opportunism, or the policy of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles: He is an extreme opportunist and always thinks the ends justify the means.
- opportunity — an appropriate or favorable time or occasion: Their meeting afforded an opportunity to exchange views.
- oppressions — Plural form of oppression.
- opprobrious — conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
- oppurtunity — Misspelling of opportunity.
- optic nerve — either one of the second pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the retina to the brain.
- optical art — op art.
- optometrist — a licensed professional who practices optometry.
- oregon pine — Douglas fir.
- organ point — a tone sustained by one part, usually the bass, while other parts progress without reference to it.
- ornithopods — Plural form of ornithopod.
- ornithopter — a heavier-than-air craft designed to be propelled through the air by flapping wings.
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedist — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthophyric — of or relating to a texture in which the groundmass is characterized by closely packed, short, quadrilateral crystals of feldspar larger than those in a trachytic groundmass.
- orthopnoeic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopraxia — the correction of deformities; orthopedics.
- orthoscopic — pertaining to, characterized by, or produced by normal vision.
- orthotropic — Botany. noting, pertaining to, or exhibiting a mode of vertical growth.
- outcropping — Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- outpourings — Plural form of outpouring.
- outstripped — Simple past tense and past participle of outstrip.
- overexplain — to explain in too much detail
- overexploit — to use (natural resources etc) excessively, causing a reduction
- overimposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overimpress — to impress to an excessive degree