6-letter words containing s, e, o
- osijek — a city in Slavonia, E Croatia, on the Drava River.
- osmate — a salt of osmic acid
- osmole — a unit of solute containing one mole of osmotically active particles when in solution
- osmose — to undergo osmosis.
- osprey — Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
- ossean — (zoology) A fish with a bony skeleton.
- ossein — the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- osteal — osseous.
- ostend — a seaport in NW Belgium.
- ostent — Appearance; air; mien.
- osteo- — indicating bone or bones
- osteon — (anatomy) Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.
- ostler — hostler.
- oswego — a town in NW Oregon.
- others — additional or further: he and one other person.
- otiose — being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- otters — Plural form of otter.
- ouches — a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- ounces — Plural form of ounce.
- ousted — to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- oustee — (chiefly, India) A person who is ousted, especially one who is removed from his place of residence or land to make room for an infrastructure improvement or public works project.
- ouster — expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied: The opposition called for the ouster of the cabinet minister.
- outers — Plural form of outer.
- outsee — (transitive) To see beyond; to surpass in foresight.
- outset — the beginning or start: I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.
- owelsh — Old Welsh
- ownest — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
- oyster — 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.
- ozones — a form of oxygen, O 3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive. In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.
- pelops — Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.
- peplos — a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.
- person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- pesaro — a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- pessoa — Fernando. 1888–1935, Portuguese poet, who ascribed much of his work to three imaginary poets, Alvaro de Campos, Alberto Caeiro, and Ricardo Reis
- pilose — covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- poised — (of a person) composed, dignified, and self-assured.
- poiser — a person or thing that poises.
- poleis — an ancient Greek city-state.
- porose — having pores; porous
- poseur — a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- posies — a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- posnet — a small pot with a handle and three feet
- posole — a thick, stewlike soup of pork or chicken, hominy, mild chili peppers, and coriander leaves: traditionally served at Christmas and often favored as a hangover remedy.
- posser — a short stick used for stirring clothes in a washtub
- posses — posse comitatus.
- posset — a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- possie — a job; position.
- posted — Chiefly British. a single dispatch or delivery of mail. the mail itself. the letters and packages being delivered to a single recipient. an established mail system or service, especially under government authority.
- poster — post horse.
- postie — A postie is a postman.