10-letter words containing ori
- infusorian — any of the Infusoria.
- infusorium — (biology) An individual of the infusoria.
- inglorious — shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat.
- isocaloric — Having the same calorific value.
- janitorial — a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker.
- lavatorial — Relating to or resembling lavatories.
- lavatories — Plural form of lavatory.
- locutorium — parlor (def 4).
- lorication — the act of covering with a protective coating
- madreporic — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- majorities — Plural form of majority.
- māori bunk — a raised sleeping platform
- māoritanga — the Māori culture; Māori way of life
- memorially — By means of, or in terms of, memory.
- memorising — Present participle of memorise.
- memorizing — Present participle of memorize.
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- meteorites — a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- meteoritic — (astronomy) Of or pertaining to meteorites.
- millefiori — decorative glass made by fusing multicolored glass canes together, cutting them crosswise, joining them into new groups, embedding the groups in transparent glass, and blowing the resultant mass into a desired shape.
- minorities — Plural form of minority.
- minoritise — Alternative spelling of minoritize.
- minoritize — (transitive) to make a minority.
- monitorial — of or relating to a monitor.
- monitories — Plural form of monitory.
- monitoring — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- montessori — Maria [muh-ree-uh;; Italian mah-ree-ah] /məˈri ə;; Italian mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1952, Italian educator.
- moratorium — a suspension of activity: a moratorium on the testing of nuclear weapons.
- moribundly — In a moribund way.
- morigerate — obedient; acquiescent
- morigerous — acquiescent, obedient, servile
- motorizing — Present participle of motorize.
- natatorial — pertaining to, adapted for, or characterized by swimming: natatorial birds.
- natatorium — a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.
- nemoricole — living in a grove.
- noncaloric — of or relating to calories: the caloric content of food.
- odorimetry — the measurement of the strength and permanence of odours
- odoriphore — the group of atoms in an odorous molecule responsible for its odour
- offshoring — the practice of moving employees or certain business activities to foreign countries as a way to lower costs, avoid taxes, etc.: the offshoring of software jobs to China.
- omnivorism — eating both animal and plant foods.
- omophorion — a liturgical stole, resembling a pallium, worn by bishops.
- oophoritis — inflammation of an ovary, usually combined with an inflammation of the Fallopian tubes; ovaritis.
- oratorical — of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory: His oratorical prowess has led to political success.
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- orientalia — Things from the “orient”, especially decorative objects from eastern Asia.
- orientally — In an oriental manner.
- orientated — Having a specific orientation.
- orientates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orientate.
- orientator — a person who orientates
- oriflammes — Plural form of oriflamme.