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11-letter words containing s, t, r, o, n, g

  • obstructing — Present participle of obstruct.
  • on a string — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
  • onslaughter — An onslaught.
  • 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.
  • orange rust — a disease of blackberries and raspberries, characterized by an orange, powdery mass of spores on the undersides of the leaves and stunted, misshapen foliage, caused by a rust fungus, Gymnoconia interstitialis.
  • organistrum — a stringed instrument played by two people
  • originalist — One who has, or tends to have, original ideas.
  • originators — Plural form of originator.
  • orthogenics — the treatment of mentally and emotionally disturbed children
  • ostracising — Present participle of ostracise.
  • ostracizing — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracize.
  • outcrossing — Present participle of outcross.
  • outgenerals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgeneral.
  • outpourings — Plural form of outpouring.
  • outsmarting — Present participle of outsmart.
  • outsourcing — (of a company or organization) to purchase (goods) or subcontract (services) from an outside supplier or source.
  • outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
  • outswingers — Plural form of outswinger.
  • overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
  • patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.
  • piston ring — a metallic ring, usually one of a series, and split so as to be expansible, placed around a piston in order to maintain a tight fit, as inside the cylinder of an engine.
  • posturizing — to posture; pose.
  • progestogen — progestin.
  • prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
  • prognathous — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
  • prosecuting — carrying out a prosecution
  • proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
  • prospecting — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
  • prostrating — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
  • protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
  • protagonist — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
  • protogynous — of or relating to a flower in which the shedding of pollen occurs after the stigma has stopped being receptive; having female sex organs maturing before the male.
  • pyrognostic — relating to heated minerals
  • redigestion — the act or process of redigesting
  • religionist — excessive or exaggerated religious zeal.
  • resignation — the act of resigning.
  • rising trot — a horse's trot in which the rider rises from the saddle every second beat
  • segregation — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
  • self-strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
  • sherringtonSir Charles Scott, 1861–1952, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1932.
  • shoe-string — a shoelace.
  • short-range — having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.
  • shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
  • shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
  • signatories — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
  • ski touring — cross-country skiing.
  • slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
  • snowy egret — a white egret, Egretta thula, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere: formerly hunted in great numbers for its plumes, the species is now protected and has recovered.
  • soft ground — an etching ground usually mixed with tallow. Compare hard ground.
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