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.