5-letter words containing os
- nosed — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- noser — (rare) someone who noses, a nosy person.
- noses — Plural form of nose.
- nosey — unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- noso- — disease
- oleos — Plural form of oleo.
- olios — Plural form of olio.
- oppos — Plural form of oppo.
- ordos — a desert plateau in the S Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in N China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
- osage — a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- osaka — a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.
- oscan — one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- oscar — 1829–1907, king of Sweden 1872–1907; king of Norway 1872–1905.
- oshac — a gum plant which smells of ammonia
- oshun — a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Oshogbo. Pop: 3 423 535 (2006). Area: 9251 sq km (3570 sq miles)
- osier — any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- oslav — Old (Church) Slavonic
- osler — Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- osman — 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- osmic — of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- osset — a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- ossia — (music) In a musical score, an alternative version of the music, often just a few measures long.
- oste- — osteo-
- ostia — a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- ostro — A southerly Mediterranean wind.
- ottos — a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- pahos — a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- palos — a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- paros — a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- patos — La·go·a dos [luh-gaw-uh doo s] /ləˈgɔ ə dʊs/ (Show IPA) a lagoon on the Atlantic Coast in SE Brazil: Pôrto Alegre is on the lagoon. About 150 miles (240 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- paxos — one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 7 sq. mi. (18 sq. km).
- pecos — a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- pilos — Greek name of Navarino.
- polos — a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- posed — to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
- posen — German name of Poznań.
- poser — wannabe, pretentious person
- poset — partially ordered set
- posey — characteristic of or being a poser, especially in being trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.
- posho — corn meal
- posit — to place, put, or set.
- posix — Portable Operating System Interface
- posse — posse comitatus.
- possy — possie.
- post- — Post- is used to form words that indicate that something takes place after a particular date, period, or event.
- praos — proa.
- prose — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- proso — a type of millet, Panicum miliaceum, cultivated as a cereal and forage crop, esp in Asia and N America
- pross — to exhibit pride or haughtiness; put on airs.
- prost — Alain (alɛ̃). born 1955, French motor-racing driver: Formula One world champion 1985, 1986, 1989, and 1993