8-letter words containing s, i, r, o
- oestriol — a weak oestrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary: a synthetic form is used to treat oestrogen deficiency. Formula: C18H24O3
- officers — Plural form of officer.
- offsider — an assistant or helper.
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.
- olivares — Conde-Ducque de, title of Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental. 1587–1645, Spanish statesman: court favourite and prime minister (1621–43) of Philip IV. His attempts to establish Hapsburg domination of Europe ended in failure
- omicrons — Plural form of omicron.
- oneirism — (rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
- oneriest — Superlative form of onery.
- onliners — Plural form of onliner.
- oragious — stormy or tempestuous
- orangish — resembling or suggesting an orange, as in taste, appearance, or color: decorated with orangy-pink flowers.
- orations — Plural form of oration.
- orbitals — Plural form of orbital.
- orbiters — Plural form of orbiter.
- orchesis — the art of dance
- orchises — Plural form of orchis.
- orchitis — inflammation of the testis.
- ordinals — Plural form of ordinal.
- oresteia — a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- organics — Plural form of organic.
- organise — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organist — a person who plays the organ.
- orgasmic — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- orgastic — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- orifices — an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- orinasal — pronounced with the voice issuing through the mouth and the nose simultaneously, as in the nasalized vowels of French.
- orionids — a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Orionid meteor shower) visible during October, and having its apparent origin in the constellation Orion.
- oriskany — a village in central New York, near Utica: battle 1777.
- orlistat — A drug designed to treat obesity.
- ornithes — birds considered collectively
- orreries — Plural form of orrery.
- orseille — orchil.
- orthosis — Medicine/Medical. the correction of orthopedic maladjustments.
- oscar ii — 1829–1907, king of Sweden 1872–1907; king of Norway 1872–1905.
- ourinhos — a city in E Brazil.
- outcries — Plural form of outcry.
- outfires — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfire.
- outliers — something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands: The small factory was an outlier, and unproductive, so the corporation sold it off to private owners who were able to make it profitable.
- outraise — To raise more of something than someone else; often used specifically in reference to fundraising.
- outrides — Plural form of outride.
- outsider — a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.: Society often regards the artist as an outsider.
- outskirt — Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
- outstrip — to outdo; surpass; excel.
- ovarious — belonging or relating to eggs, or consisting of eggs
- ovaritis — oophoritis.
- overfish — to fish (an area) excessively; to exhaust the supply of usable fish in (certain waters): Scientists are concerned that fishing boats may overfish our coastal waters.
- oversail — a projection
- oversick — too sick
- overside — over the side, as of a ship.