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11-letter words containing t, o, r, s, i

  • outswingers — Plural form of outswinger.
  • overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
  • overexcites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexcite.
  • overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
  • overintense — too intense
  • overtedious — extremely tedious
  • overtension — the act of stretching or straining.
  • oxenstierna — Count Axel [ahk-suh l] /ˈɑk səl/ (Show IPA), 1583–1654, Swedish statesman.
  • oyster pink — a delicate pinkish-white colour, sometimes with a greyish tinge
  • paint horse — paint (def 6).
  • pantisocrat — someone who believes, or takes part, in pantisocracy
  • paracrostic — a poem in which the initial letters of each line replicate the first line
  • paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
  • parasitosis — parasitism (def 3).
  • parotiditis — inflammation of a parotid.
  • parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
  • pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
  • pastoralist — a grazier or land-holder raising sheep, cattle, etc, on a large scale
  • pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
  • patio doors — doors to an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
  • patrologist — a student of patrology.
  • patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
  • patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
  • perceptions — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
  • periostitis — inflammation of the periosteum.
  • peritonitis — inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.
  • perquisitor — the first person to own property that has subsequently been handed down to his heirs
  • persecution — the act of persecuting.
  • personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
  • personation — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
  • persorption — the deep penetration of a liquid into a highly porous solid, resulting in an intimate mixture.
  • pestiferous — bringing or bearing disease.
  • petit fours — a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.
  • phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
  • phosphorite — a sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers.
  • photoresist — Electronics. a photosensitive liquid polymer, used in photolithography to produce integrated circuits.
  • physiolater — somebody who worships nature
  • physiolatry — the worship of nature
  • physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
  • piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
  • pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
  • piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
  • pistol grip — a handle or grip, as of a rifle or saw, shaped like the butt of a pistol.
  • 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.
  • pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
  • pittosporum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Pittosporum, native to warm regions of the Old World, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive foliage, flowers, or fruit.
  • plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
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