10-letter words containing s, t, e, l
- nonstellar — Not stellar.
- nonsterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- norgestrel — a synthetic progestin, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 2 , used in some oral contraceptives either alone or in combination with an estrogen.
- nose flute — (esp in the South Sea Islands) a type of flute blown through the nose
- novelettes — Plural form of novelette.
- novelistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of novels.
- nummulites — Plural form of nummulite.
- objectless — not directed toward any goal; purposeless; aimless.
- oblateness — (uncountable) The state of being oblate.
- obliterans — Producing obstruction due to inflammation and fibrosis.
- obsoletely — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
- obsoleting — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
- obsoletism — A disused word or phrase; an archaism.
- oenologist — Alternative spelling of enologist.
- oestradiol — Alternative spelling of estradiol.
- offsetable — able to balance, counteract, or compensate for something else
- old master — an eminent artist of an earlier period, especially from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
- old stager — stager (def 1).
- oleo strut — a hydraulic device used as a shock absorber in the landing gear of aircraft, consisting of an oil-filled cylinder fitted with a hollow, perforated piston into which oil is slowly forced when a compressive force is applied to the landing gear, as in a landing.
- on the sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- ontologies — Plural form of ontology.
- ontologise — Alt form ontologize.
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- orchestral — of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- orthoclase — a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- orthostyle — (of columns) erected in a straight row.
- oscillated — Simple past tense and past participle of oscillate.
- oscillates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oscillate.
- ostensible — outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
- ostensibly — outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
- osteoblast — a bone-forming cell.
- osteoclast — Cell Biology. one of the large multinuclear cells in growing bone concerned with the absorption of osseous tissue, as in the formation of canals.
- osteocolla — a limey deposit which can form an incrustation on the roots and stems of some plants
- osteologer — One versed in osteology; an osteologist.
- osteolysis — The pathological destruction or disappearance of bone tissue.
- osteoplast — An osteoblast.
- oubliettes — Plural form of oubliette.
- out-hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- outbluster — to surpass in blustering
- outclassed — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
- outclasses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outclass.
- outdazzles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdazzle.
- outlanders — Plural form of outlander.
- outselling — Present participle of outsell.
- outsettler — a person who inhabits a remote settlement or area.
- outsparkle — to sparkle more brilliantly than
- outspeckle — a spectacle
- outtravels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtravel.
- outwrestle — to beat or be more successful than in wrestling, or in a struggle