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11-letter words containing s, p, e

  • omnipresent — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
  • on the cusp — If you say that someone or something is on the cusp, you mean they are between two states, or are about to be in a particular state.
  • on the piss — drinking alcohol, esp in large quantities
  • on the spin — one after another
  • on the spot — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
  • on-the-spot — done or occurring at the time or place in question: an on-the-spot recording.
  • oneiroscopy — the interpretation or study of dreams
  • opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
  • opeidoscope — an instrument which represents sound visually
  • open prison — An open prison is a prison where there are fewer restrictions on prisoners than in a normal prison.
  • open season — a specific season or time of year when it is legal to catch or hunt for fish or game protected at all other times by the law.
  • open secret — something supposedly secret but actually known quite generally.
  • open sesame — any marvelously effective means for bringing about a desired result: Wealth is the open sesame to happiness.
  • open source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
  • open stance — a batting stance in which the front foot is farther from the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.
  • 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.
  • open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
  • open system — a region separated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits a transfer of matter or energy across it.
  • open-source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
  • openinsight — (programming, database)   The workflow-enabled Windows 95/Windows NT version of Advanced Revelation, featuring native support for Lotus Notes, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and ODBC. OpenInsight is available from Revelation Software.
  • openwindows — (operating system)   A graphical user interface server for Sun workstations which handles SunView, NeWS and X Window System protocols.
  • opera house — a theater devoted chiefly to operas.
  • 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.
  • operatories — a room or other area with special equipment and facilities, as for dental surgery, scientific experiments, or the like.
  • operoseness — (archaic) The state of being operose; tedium.
  • ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
  • opinionates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opinionate.
  • oppressions — Plural form of oppression.
  • optometrist — a licensed professional who practices optometry.
  • oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
  • 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.
  • osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
  • osteopathic — Of or pertaining to osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.
  • osteophytes — Plural form of osteophyte.
  • osteophytic — a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone.
  • osteoplasty — plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.
  • ostpreussen — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
  • ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
  • ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
  • out of step — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
  • out-process — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
  • outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
  • outpatients — Plural form of outpatient.
  • outperforms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outperform.
  • outsleeping — Present participle of outsleep.
  • outspeeding — Present participle of outspeed.
  • outspokenly — In an outspoken manner.
  • outstripped — Simple past tense and past participle of outstrip.
  • over-expose — to expose too much, as to the sun, cold, or light rays (often used reflexively): Be careful of overexposing yourself to the sun.
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