11-letter words containing o
- above-named — used in a text to refer back to a person or thing that has already been named
- aboveground — occurring, situated, etc. above or on the surface of the earth
- abscessions — Plural form of abscession.
- abscondence — secret concealment or seclusion, or the action of absconding
- abscondment — An act of absconding or escaping.
- absente reo — in the absence of the defendant
- absolutions — Plural form of absolution.
- absolutists — the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
- absolvitory — Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
- absorbingly — In an absorbing manner. (First attested in the mid 19th century.).
- absorptance — a measure of the ability of an object to absorb radiation, equal to the ratio of the absorbed radiant flux to the incident flux. For a layer of material the ratio of the flux absorbed between the entry and exit surfaces of the layer to the flux leaving the entry surface is the internal absorptance
- absorptions — Plural form of absorption.
- abstentions — Plural form of abstention.
- abstentious — an act or instance of abstaining.
- abstraction — An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
- abstriction — the separation and release of a mature spore from a sporophore by the formation of a septum. This process occurs in some fungi
- acadian owl — saw-whet owl
- acanthocyte — an abnormal red blood cell having spiny projections, found in the blood of persons with abetalipoproteinemia and certain malabsorption disorders.
- acanthodian — any small, spiny-finned, sharklike fish of the extinct order Acanthodii, from the Paleozoic Era.
- acanthology — the study of spines, as in sea urchins or certain spiny-headed worms, particularly as they relate to taxonomic classification.
- acaroid gum — a red alcohol-soluble resin that exudes from various species of grass tree, esp Xanthorrhoea hastilis, and is used in varnishes, for coating paper, etc
- acarologist — a specialist in the study of mites and ticks
- acarophobia — a pathological belief that the skin is infested with mites or insects, often leading to self-mutilation in order to eliminate the infestation.
- acarpellous — (of flowers) having no carpels
- accelerando — (to be performed) with increasing speed
- accelerator — The accelerator in a car or other vehicle is the pedal which you press with your foot in order to make the vehicle go faster.
- accentuator — Electronics. a circuit or network inserted to provide less loss or greater gain to certain frequencies in an audio spectrum, as a preemphasis spectrum.
- acceptation — the accepted meaning, as of a word, phrase, etc
- access code — a sequence of characters that allows the user access to a secure area or to a secure system
- access road — An access road is a road which enables traffic to reach a particular place or area.
- accessional — (rare) Pertaining to accession; additional - Sir T. Browne.
- accessioned — Simple past tense and past participle of accession.
- accessorial — of or like an accessory; supplementary
- accessories — Accessories belong to a product category in fashion stores, which includes items such as scarves, hats, gloves, belts, and purses.
- accessorise — to fit or equip with accessories: to accessorize a car with special seat covers.
- accessorius — a muscle or nerve that has an augmenting action
- accessorize — To accessorize something such as a set of furniture or clothing means to add other things to it in order to make it look more attractive.
- acclamation — Acclamation is a noisy or enthusiastic expression of approval for someone or something.
- acclamatory — a loud shout or other demonstration of welcome, goodwill, or approval.
- acclimation — The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.
- acclivitous — an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent (opposed to declivity).
- accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- accomodator — Misspelling of accommodator.
- accompanied — to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
- accompanier — Someone or something that accompanies.
- accompanies — to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
- accompanist — An accompanist is a musician, especially a pianist, who plays one part of a piece of music while someone else sings or plays the main tune.
- accomplices — Plural form of accomplice.
- accomptable — accountable
- accordances — Plural form of accordance.