6-letter words containing s, o, r
- okrugs — Plural form of okrug.
- olbers — Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- oncers — Plural form of oncer.
- onrush — a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- operas — Plural form of opera.
- orangs — Plural form of orang.
- orants — a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orate.
- orbits — the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- orchis — any orchid.
- orcish — (fantasy) Of or relating to orcs (monstrous humanoid creatures).
- orders — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- oreads — Plural form of oread.
- orense — a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- oresme — Nicole d' (nikɔl). ?1320–82, French economist, mathematician, and cleric: bishop of Lisieux (1378–82)
- orexis — the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
- organs — Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects.
- orgasm — 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.
- orgies — Plural form of orgy.
- oribis — Plural form of oribi.
- oriels — Plural form of oriel.
- orisha — A divine entity that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Ol\u00f3d\u00f9mar\u00e8.
- orison — a prayer.
- orissa — a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). Capital: Bhubaneshwar.
- ormers — Plural form of ormer.
- orsini — an Italian aristocratic family that was prominent in Rome from the 12th to the 18th century
- orthos — Plural form of ortho.
- ortles — a range of the Alps in N Italy. Highest peak: 3899 m (12 792 ft)
- osbert — a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
- osborn — Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
- osetra — a type of caviar deriving from the osetra sturgeon
- osiers — Plural form of osier.
- osiery — An osier bed.
- osiris — the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- osorno — a city in S Chile.
- osprey — Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
- ostler — hostler.
- others — additional or further: he and one other person.
- otters — Plural form of otter.
- 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.
- outros — Plural form of outro.
- 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.
- ozarks — a town in SE Alabama.
- parson — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pastor — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- pesaro — a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- pharos — a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- phasor — a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.