7-letter words containing r, o, s
- osseter — a species of Russian sturgeon
- ossuary — a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead.
- osteria — An Italian restaurant, typically a simple or inexpensive one.
- ostiary — Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders. the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- ostmark — (formerly) a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of East Germany: replaced by the Deutsche mark in 1990.
- ostraca — (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- ostrava — a city in N Moravia, in the NE Czech Republic.
- ostrich — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- ouranos — Uranus (def 2).
- ouraris — curare.
- ourself — Used instead of “ ourselves, ” typically when “ we ” refers to people in general rather than a definite group of people.
- outruns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrun.
- outrush — a rapid or intense outflow: an outrush of water from a bursting pipe.
- outsert — an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- outsoar — to soar beyond.
- ovaries — Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- oversad — sadder than necessary
- oversaw — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- oversea — over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad: to be sent overseas.
- oversee — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- overset — to upset or overturn; overthrow.
- oversew — to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, especially closely, so as to cover the edge or make a firm seam.
- oversow — to sow again after first sowing
- oversup — to eat or drink too much
- overuse — to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
- oxfords — a pair of stout laced shoes with low heels
- parados — a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear.
- parasol — a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- parison — a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- parlous — perilous; dangerous.
- parodos — (in ancient Greek drama) an ode sung by the chorus at their entrance, usually beginning the play and preceding the proagōn in comedy or the alteration of epeisodia and stasima in tragedy.
- parotis — a parotid gland
- parsons — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pasmore — Victor. 1908–98, British artist. Originally a figurative painter, he devoted himself to abstract paintings and reliefs after 1947
- pearson — Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- pelorus — a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- penrose — Sir Roger. born 1931, British mathematician and theoretical physicist, noted for his investigation of black holes
- perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- person- — person (of either sex)
- persona — a person.
- persons — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- persson — Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- phorcys — a sea god who fathered the Gorgons.
- phoresy — (among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another.
- pissoir — a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
- plessor — plexor.
- polaris — a distinctive English argot in use since at least the 18th century among groups of theatrical and circus performers and in certain homosexual communities, derived largely from Italian, directly or through Lingua Franca.
- poorish — somewhat poor; rather poor.
- popster — a pop star