7-letter words containing os
- ostraca — (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- ostrava — a city in N Moravia, in the NE Czech Republic.
- ostrich — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- ostwald — Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1853–1932, German chemist: Nobel prize 1909.
- ouranos — Uranus (def 2).
- outmost — farthest out; outermost.
- outpost — a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack: We keep only a small garrison of men at our desert outposts.
- panhoss — pannhas.
- pannose — having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
- paoshan — a town in W Yunnan province, in S China, on the Burma Road.
- papoose — a North American Indian baby or young child.
- pappose — having or forming a pappus.
- parados — a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear.
- parodos — (in ancient Greek drama) an ode sung by the chorus at their entrance, usually beginning the play and preceding the proagōn in comedy or the alteration of epeisodia and stasima in tragedy.
- pastose — having a heavy impasto.
- pectose — protopectin.
- peneios — Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- penrose — Sir Roger. born 1931, British mathematician and theoretical physicist, noted for his investigation of black holes
- pentose — a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 1 0 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- petasos — a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.
- philos. — philosopher
- phosph- — phospho-
- piosity — an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
- plosion — the forced release of the occlusive phase of a plosive, whether voiceless or voiced, either audible due to frication or inaudible due to a contiguous following consonant. Also called explosion. Compare implosion (def 2).
- plosive — (of a stop consonant or occlusive) characterized by release in a plosion; explosive.
- plumose — having feathers or plumes; feathered.
- pocosin — a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- pomposo — in a ceremonial or grand manner
- porosis — a porous condition of bones
- posable — to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
- posadas — a city in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- posaune — an organ reed with a tone resembling a trombone
- poseuse — a female poseur
- poshest — sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment.
- posited — to place, put, or set.
- positif — (on older organs) a manual controlling soft stops
- positon — a proton
- possess — to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
- possies — a job; position.
- possy's — possie.
- post up — display: a notice, etc.
- post-it — Post-its or Post-it notes are small pieces of paper that are sticky on one side. You write a note on the other side and stick the paper onto a surface.
- postage — the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
- postbag — mailbag.
- postbox — a mailbox, especially one for public deposit of mail.
- postboy — (formerly) a boy or man who rode post or carried mail.
- postbus — (in Britain, esp in rural districts) a vehicle carrying the mail that also carries passengers
- postdoc — a postdoctoral award or scholar.
- posteen — an Afghan jacket made of leather and with a wool lining
- postern — a back door or gate.