7-letter words containing ost
- lost to — no longer in the possession or enjoyment of
- midmost — being in the very middle; middlemost; middle.
- mostest — (nonstandard) most.
- no-host — requiring patrons and guests to pay a fee for attendance or to pay for any food and drink they consume: a no-host cocktail party; a no-host dinner-dance.
- nostocs — Plural form of nostoc.
- nostril — either of the two external openings of the nose.
- nostrum — our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.
- oncosts — Plural form of oncost.
- osteoid — resembling bone; bonelike.
- osteoma — a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
- osteria — An Italian restaurant, typically a simple or inexpensive one.
- ostiary — Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders. the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- ostiate — characterized by having ostia
- ostiole — Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- ostmark — (formerly) a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of East Germany: replaced by the Deutsche mark in 1990.
- ostosis — the formation of bone; ossification.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- postfix — to affix at the end of something; append; suffix.
- posting — Chiefly British. a single dispatch or delivery of mail. the mail itself. the letters and packages being delivered to a single recipient. an established mail system or service, especially under government authority.
- postman — a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- postnet — an official postal service in South Africa
- posttax — existing or remaining after tax is deducted
- posture — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- postwar — of, relating to, or characteristic of a period following a war: postwar problems; postwar removal of rationing.
- prevost — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1862–1941, French novelist and dramatist.
- prostas — (in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- prostie — a prostitute.
- provost — a person appointed to superintend or preside.
- riposte — a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult.
- roosted — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rooster — the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
- rostand — Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- rostock — a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.
- rostral — of or relating to a rostrum.
- rostrum — any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking.