11-letter words containing t, o, r, s, i
- historicist — a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency.
- historicity — historical authenticity.
- historicize — to interpret something as a product of historical development.
- historiette — a short historical story or anecdote
- historyless — Lacking history.
- histotrophy — A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph.
- histrionics — an actor.
- histrionism — Histrionic behaviour.
- hit or miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- hit-or-miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- holy spirit — the spirit of God.
- horizontals — Plural form of horizontal.
- horoscopist — One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.
- horrisonant — Having an unpleasant sound.
- hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000
- house-train — to housebreak.
- housesitter — Alternative spelling of house-sitter.
- humouristic — Alternative spelling of humoristic.
- hydrologist — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hyperbolist — One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
- hypocretins — Plural form of hypocretin.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hyponitrous — of or derived from hyponitrous acid.
- hypsometric — Of or relating to the use of the hypsometer; hypsographic.
- ichthyornis — an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- icteritious — jaundiced; yellow
- id software — (games) Creators and publishers of the DOOM game for IBM PCs. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: +1 800-ID-GAMES (Orders only).
- ideopraxist — a person who is impelled to carry out an idea
- ignorantest — (nonstandard) Superlative form of ignorant.
- ignorantism — The support or promotion of ignorance.
- illustrator — an artist who makes illustrations: an illustrator of children's books.
- illustrious — highly distinguished; renowned; famous: an illustrious leader.
- immoralists — Plural form of immoralist.
- immortalise — to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
- immortelles — Plural form of immortelle.
- impersonate — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- imposturous — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- improvisate — To improvise; to extemporize.
- in contrast — If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it.
- in prospect — expected, predicted
- in terms of — a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- incuriosity — The quality or state of lacking curiosity.
- indemnitors — a person or company that gives indemnity.
- indorsement — approval or sanction: The program for supporting the arts won the government's endorsement.
- industrious — working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
- infarctions — Plural form of infarction.