8-letter words containing OS
Embark on an exploration of 8-letter words that contain the letter OS. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate OS within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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supposed | 13 | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | the supposed reason for his absence |
hospital | 13 | a health facility where patients receive treatment | - |
possible | 12 | existing in possibility | possible uses of nuclear power |
position | 10 | a condition or position in which you find yourself | the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils |
possibly | 15 | by chance | we may possibly run into them at the concert |
positive | 13 | involving advantage or good | a plus (or positive) factor |
opposite | 12 | directly facing each other | they sat opposite at the table |
proposal | 12 | an offer of marriage | - |
crossing | 11 | a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other | - |
proposed | 13 | - | - |
mosquito | 19 | two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals | - |
exposure | 17 | the state of being vulnerable or exposed | his exposure to ridicule |
rosemary | 13 | widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery | - |
dinosaur | 9 | any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era | - |
disposal | 11 | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) | - |
postcard | 13 | a card for sending messages by post without an envelope | - |
postpone | 12 | hold back to a later time | let's postpone the exam |
composed | 15 | serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress | the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage |
overdose | 12 | dose too heavily | The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room |
prospect | 14 | the possibility of future success | his prospects as a writer are excellent |
opposing | 13 | characterized by active hostility | opponent (or opposing) armies |
composer | 14 | someone who composes music as a profession | - |
prostate | 10 | relating to the prostate gland | - |
hypnosis | 16 | a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion | - |
foremost | 13 | ranking above all others | the foremost figure among marine artists |
exposing | 18 | - | - |
kerosene | 12 | a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters | - |
colossal | 10 | so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe | colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple |
disclose | 11 | reveal to view as by removing a cover | The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set |
enclosed | 11 | closed in or surrounded or included within | an enclosed porch |
imposing | 13 | impressive in appearance | an imposing residence |
disposed | 12 | (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward | - |
impostor | 12 | a person who makes deceitful pretenses | - |
cosmetic | 14 | serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose | cosmetic fenders on cars |
asbestos | 10 | a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer | - |
lacrosse | 10 | a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal | - |
imposter | 12 | a person who makes deceitful pretenses | - |
comatose | 12 | in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli | a comatose patient |
loosened | 9 | straightened out | - |
diagnose | 10 | determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis | - |
frosting | 12 | a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes | - |
ambrosia | 12 | a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae | - |
neurosis | 8 | a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction | - |
mongoose | 11 | agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents | - |
lamppost | 14 | a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight) | - |
colossus | 10 | a person of exceptional importance and reputation | - |
agnostic | 11 | uncertain of all claims to knowledge | - |
mariposa | 12 | any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico | - |
crossbow | 15 | a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel) | - |
virtuoso | 11 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
primrose | 12 | any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads | - |
fibrosis | 13 | development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ | - |
cheerios | 13 | - | - |
varicose | 13 | abnormally swollen or knotty | varicose veins |
signpost | 11 | a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way | - |
accosted | 13 | - | - |
sopranos | 10 | - | - |
postmark | 16 | stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing | - |
galoshes | 12 | - | - |
gossamer | 11 | characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy | gossamer shading through his playing |
costumed | 13 | dressed in clothing characteristic of a period, country, or class | - |
fructose | 13 | a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits | - |
embossed | 13 | embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery | an embossed satin |
gossiped | 12 | - | - |
necrosis | 10 | the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) | - |
crossbar | 12 | a horizontal bar that goes across something | - |
thanatos | 11 | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die | - |
dossiers | 9 | - | - |
narcosis | 10 | unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia | - |
calvados | 14 | dry apple brandy made in Normandy | - |
rosewood | 12 | any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black | - |
apostate | 10 | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | - |
hemostat | 13 | a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel | - |
dextrose | 16 | an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits | - |
positron | 10 | an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation | - |
hoosegow | 15 | slang for a jail | - |
goalpost | 11 | one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field | - |
phimosis | 15 | an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans | - |
jostling | 16 | the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) | - |
deposing | 12 | - | - |
postcode | 13 | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail | - |
doorpost | 11 | a jamb for a door | - |
purposed | 13 | - | - |
hosepipe | 15 | a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas | - |
costumer | 12 | someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade) | - |
stenosis | 8 | abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway | - |
rosebush | 13 | any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses | - |
aerostat | 8 | - | - |
mosasaur | 10 | - | - |
nosedive | 12 | a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft | - |
cyanosis | 13 | a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes | - |
phosphor | 18 | a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes | - |
acidosis | 11 | abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | - |
ghosting | 13 | - | - |
gatepost | 11 | either of two posts that bound a gate | - |
glossary | 12 | an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field | - |
marmoset | 12 | small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails | - |
moseying | 14 | - | - |
cytosine | 13 | a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine | - |
vaqueros | 20 | - | - |
glossies | 9 | - | - |
lordosis | 9 | an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column | - |
supposal | 12 | a hypothesis that is taken for granted | - |
unloosed | 9 | - | - |
postural | 10 | of or relating to or involving posture | postural exercises |
apposite | 12 | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence | the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images |
apostasy | 13 | the act of abandoning a party for cause | - |
glasnost | 9 | a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems | - |
lossless | 8 | characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy | - |
morosely | 13 | in a morose manner | he fell morosely on the bed |
noseless | 8 | having no nose | - |
ossified | 12 | set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs | an ossified bureaucratic system |
cosiness | 10 | a state of warm snug comfort | - |
cosigner | 11 | one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration) | - |
crosscut | 12 | a route shorter than the usual one | - |
cynosure | 13 | something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners) | let faith be your cynosure to walk by |
unposted | 11 | - | - |
unroosts | 8 | - | - |
uroscopy | 15 | - | - |
urosomes | 10 | - | - |
urostege | 9 | - | - |
urostomy | 13 | - | - |
urostyle | 11 | - | - |
uptossed | 11 | - | - |
uptosses | 10 | - | - |
upclosed | 13 | - | - |
upcloses | 12 | - | - |
uptempos | 14 | - | - |
waygoose | 15 | - | - |
wayposts | 16 | - | - |
whooshed | 18 | - | - |
whooshes | 17 | - | - |
whosever | 17 | - | - |
whosises | 14 | - | - |
westmost | 13 | farthest to the west | - |
wendigos | 13 | - | - |
woosells | 11 | - | - |
wooshing | 15 | - | - |
woodwose | 15 | - | - |
wosbirds | 14 | - | - |
windigos | 13 | - | - |
windrose | 12 | - | - |
zebranos | 19 | - | - |
zemstvos | 22 | - | - |
zanjeros | 24 | - | - |
zapateos | 19 | - | - |
zamarros | 19 | - | - |
zoonoses | 17 | - | - |
zoonosis | 17 | an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans | - |
zoospore | 19 | an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella | - |
zooscopy | 24 | - | - |
zoosperm | 21 | - | - |
zoccolos | 21 | - | - |
xerosere | 15 | - | - |
verboser | 13 | - | - |
verismos | 13 | - | - |
venosity | 14 | - | - |
venenose | 11 | - | - |
venulose | 11 | - | - |
vibratos | 13 | - | - |
vertigos | 12 | - | - |
vamosing | 14 | - | - |
vamooses | 13 | - | - |
vamoosed | 14 | - | - |
volcanos | 13 | - | - |
volpinos | 13 | - | - |
vinosity | 14 | - | - |
viliacos | 13 | - | - |
viliagos | 12 | - | - |
vigoroso | 12 | - | - |
viscoses | 13 | - | - |
virandos | 12 | - | - |
virtuosa | 11 | - | - |
virtuose | 11 | - | - |
virtuosi | 11 | - | - |
zygosity | 24 | - | - |
zymosans | 22 | - | - |
zorillos | 17 | - | - |
strigose | 9 | - | - |
strettos | 8 | - | - |
strumose | 10 | - | - |
stooshie | 11 | - | - |
stratose | 8 | - | - |
sucroses | 10 | - | - |
subcosta | 12 | - | - |
suberose | 10 | - | - |
supposes | 12 | - | - |
supremos | 12 | - | - |
supposer | 12 | - | - |
tallyhos | 14 | - | - |
swooshed | 15 | - | - |
swooshes | 14 | - | - |
symposia | 15 | - | - |
synchros | 16 | - | - |
teleosts | 8 | - | - |
tamaraos | 10 | - | - |
tangelos | 9 | - | - |
tarboosh | 13 | a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown | - |
theorbos | 13 | - | - |
theosoph | 16 | - | - |
tentigos | 9 | - | - |
teosinte | 8 | - | - |
testudos | 9 | - | - |
tobaccos | 14 | - | - |
tombolos | 12 | - | - |
tondinos | 9 | - | - |
thyloses | 14 | - | - |
thylosis | 14 | - | - |
thymosin | 16 | hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue | - |
throstle | 11 | common Old World thrush noted for its song | - |
trappose | 12 | - | - |
torpedos | 11 | - | - |
tornados | 9 | - | - |
torosity | 11 | - | - |
topcross | 12 | - | - |
touracos | 10 | - | - |
tossiest | 8 | - | - |
tossings | 9 | - | - |
tosspots | 10 | - | - |
tostadas | 9 | - | - |
tostados | 9 | - | - |
toshiest | 11 | - | - |
toshachs | 16 | - | - |
torulose | 8 | of a cylindrical or ellipsoid body; swollen and constricted at intervals | - |
triposes | 10 | - | - |
trominos | 10 | - | - |
trossers | 8 | - | - |
tremolos | 10 | - | - |
twosomes | 13 | - | - |
tylosins | 11 | - | - |
twigloos | 12 | - | - |
tubenose | 10 | - | - |
tuberose | 10 | a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers | - |
tubulose | 10 | - | - |
tumulose | 10 | - | - |
uncloses | 10 | - | - |
unclosed | 11 | - | - |
uncostly | 13 | - | - |
unchosen | 13 | - | - |
undrossy | 12 | - | - |
tyrosine | 11 | an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones | - |
unbosoms | 12 | - | - |
unkosher | 15 | - | - |
unloosen | 8 | grant freedom to; free from confinement | - |
unlooses | 8 | - | - |
undulose | 9 | - | - |
squamose | 19 | - | - |
squaccos | 21 | - | - |
squooshy | 23 | - | - |
sploshed | 14 | - | - |
sploshes | 13 | - | - |
spodosol | 11 | - | - |
sposhier | 13 | - | - |
stenosed | 9 | abnormally constricted body canal or passage | a stenosed coronary artery |
stenoses | 8 | - | - |
starosta | 8 | - | - |
starosty | 11 | - | - |
starnose | 8 | - | - |
rimosely | 13 | - | - |
rimosity | 13 | - | - |
ridottos | 9 | - | - |
rivulose | 11 | - | - |
ringtoss | 9 | - | - |
ripienos | 10 | - | - |
riposted | 11 | - | - |
ripostes | 10 | - | - |
risottos | 8 | - | - |
reversos | 11 | - | - |
ribosome | 12 | an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell | the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis |
rhamnose | 13 | - | - |
rheostat | 11 | resistor for regulating current | - |
rosiness | 8 | a healthy reddish complexion | - |
rosulate | 8 | - | - |
rostrums | 10 | - | - |
rostrate | 8 | having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis | - |
rosining | 9 | - | - |
rosinols | 8 | - | - |
rosinous | 8 | - | - |
rositing | 9 | - | - |
rosoglio | 9 | - | - |
rosolios | 8 | - | - |
rostella | 8 | - | - |
rostered | 9 | - | - |
rugosely | 12 | - | - |
rugosity | 12 | - | - |
rugulose | 9 | - | - |
rubaboos | 12 | - | - |
rosiners | 8 | - | - |
rogallos | 9 | - | - |
rockrose | 14 | small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage | - |
rosaceas | 10 | - | - |
rosakers | 12 | - | - |
rosalias | 8 | - | - |
rosarian | 8 | - | - |
rosaries | 8 | - | - |
rosarium | 10 | - | - |
rosebays | 13 | - | - |
rosebowl | 13 | - | - |
rosebuds | 11 | - | - |
roseries | 8 | - | - |
roseroot | 8 | - | - |
roseslug | 9 | - | - |
roseting | 9 | - | - |
rosetted | 9 | - | - |
rosettes | 8 | - | - |
rosieres | 8 | - | - |
roseolas | 8 | - | - |
roseolar | 8 | - | - |
rosefish | 14 | North Atlantic rockfish | - |
rosehips | 13 | - | - |
roseless | 8 | - | - |
roselike | 12 | - | - |
rosellas | 8 | - | - |
roselles | 8 | - | - |
rosinate | 8 | - | - |
rondinos | 9 | - | - |
roosting | 9 | - | - |
roosters | 8 | - | - |
santeros | 8 | - | - |
samshoos | 13 | - | - |
sabulose | 10 | - | - |
saguaros | 9 | - | - |
sahuaros | 11 | - | - |
sakkoses | 16 | - | - |
saccoses | 12 | - | - |
scariose | 10 | - | - |
scalados | 11 | - | - |
scherzos | 22 | - | - |
schmoose | 15 | talk idly or casually and in a friendly way | - |
sargoses | 9 | - | - |
sapsagos | 11 | - | - |
scabiosa | 12 | any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa | - |
sclerose | 10 | - | - |
scooshed | 14 | - | - |
scooshes | 13 | - | - |
senecios | 10 | - | - |
sentimos | 10 | - | - |
semipros | 12 | - | - |
semioses | 10 | - | - |
semiosis | 10 | - | - |
serranos | 8 | - | - |
serosity | 11 | - | - |
serpigos | 11 | - | - |
sepiosts | 10 | - | - |
secalose | 10 | - | - |
sfumatos | 13 | - | - |
setulose | 8 | - | - |
shamosim | 15 | - | - |
shampoos | 15 | - | - |
shakudos | 16 | - | - |
shmoosed | 14 | - | - |
shmooses | 13 | - | - |
shloshim | 16 | - | - |
skooshed | 16 | - | - |
skooshes | 15 | - | - |
siroccos | 12 | - | - |
skiddoos | 14 | - | - |
smooshed | 14 | - | - |
smokehos | 17 | - | - |
smooshes | 13 | - | - |
sloshier | 11 | - | - |
sloshing | 12 | - | - |
slooshed | 12 | - | - |
slooshes | 11 | - | - |
soldados | 10 | - | - |
soporose | 10 | - | - |
spathose | 13 | - | - |
sorboses | 10 | - | - |
sosaties | 8 | - | - |
sossings | 9 | - | - |
reoppose | 12 | - | - |
reposure | 10 | - | - |
reposted | 11 | - | - |
reposall | 10 | - | - |
reposals | 10 | - | - |
reposers | 10 | - | - |
reposing | 11 | - | - |
reposits | 10 | - | - |
rejoneos | 15 | - | - |
reimpose | 12 | impose anew | The fine was reimposed |
relievos | 11 | - | - |
rellenos | 8 | - | - |
passados | 11 | - | - |
parosmia | 12 | - | - |
pathoses | 13 | - | - |
papilios | 12 | - | - |
pappoose | 14 | an American Indian infant | - |
papulose | 12 | - | - |
papooses | 12 | - | - |
parclose | 12 | - | - |
pentosan | 10 | - | - |
pentoses | 10 | - | - |
peploses | 12 | - | - |
peekabos | 16 | - | - |
pedreros | 11 | - | - |
pekepoos | 16 | - | - |
pectoses | 12 | - | - |
photoset | 13 | - | - |
phimoses | 15 | - | - |
phosgene | 14 | a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare | - |
phosphid | 19 | - | - |
phosphin | 18 | - | - |
pianinos | 10 | - | - |
phytoses | 16 | - | - |
phytosis | 16 | - | - |
piccolos | 14 | - | - |
picachos | 17 | - | - |
persicos | 12 | - | - |
periosts | 10 | - | - |
pharoses | 13 | - | - |
petrosal | 10 | - | - |
placebos | 14 | - | - |
piroshki | 17 | small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried | - |
planosol | 10 | - | - |
pilosity | 13 | the quality of having hair | - |
pimentos | 12 | - | - |
pifferos | 16 | - | - |
pintados | 11 | - | - |
pintanos | 10 | - | - |
poblanos | 12 | - | - |
pluviose | 13 | fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and February); the rainy month | - |
pocosens | 12 | - | - |
pocosins | 12 | - | - |
pocosons | 12 | - | - |
plenipos | 12 | - | - |
pliosaur | 10 | - | - |
plosives | 13 | - | - |
plosions | 10 | - | - |
postpunk | 16 | - | - |
postures | 10 | - | - |
posturer | 10 | someone who behaves in a manner calculated to impress or mislead others | - |
postrace | 12 | - | - |
postriot | 10 | - | - |
postshow | 16 | - | - |
postsync | 15 | - | - |
postteen | 10 | - | - |
posttest | 10 | - | - |
postured | 11 | - | - |
postpose | 12 | place after another constituent in the sentence | Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them |
posology | 14 | the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines | - |
postburn | 12 | - | - |
postcava | 15 | receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins | - |
postcoup | 14 | - | - |
postdate | 11 | be later in time | - |
postdive | 14 | - | - |
postdocs | 13 | - | - |
postboys | 15 | - | - |
postbase | 12 | - | - |
posseted | 11 | - | - |
possumed | 13 | - | - |
postages | 11 | - | - |
postally | 13 | - | - |
postanal | 10 | - | - |
postbags | 13 | - | - |
postdrug | 12 | - | - |
posteens | 10 | - | - |
postered | 11 | - | - |
postiled | 11 | - | - |
postings | 11 | - | - |
postique | 19 | - | - |
postlude | 11 | a voluntary played at the end of a religious service | - |
postnati | 10 | - | - |
postoral | 10 | - | - |
postpaid | 13 | used especially of mail; paid in advance | - |
postiche | 15 | a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment | - |
postical | 12 | - | - |
posterns | 10 | - | - |
postface | 15 | - | - |
postfire | 13 | - | - |
postform | 15 | - | - |
postgame | 13 | - | - |
postgrad | 12 | - | - |
postheat | 13 | - | - |
posthole | 13 | a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post | - |
potoroos | 10 | - | - |
pompanos | 14 | - | - |
pompelos | 14 | - | - |
porticos | 12 | - | - |
poseuses | 10 | - | - |
poshness | 13 | - | - |
poshteen | 13 | - | - |
posingly | 14 | - | - |
positifs | 13 | - | - |
positing | 11 | - | - |
poserish | 13 | - | - |
poseable | 12 | - | - |
posaunes | 10 | - | - |
positons | 10 | - | - |
porrigos | 11 | - | - |
porosity | 13 | the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids | - |
preposed | 13 | - | - |
preposes | 12 | - | - |
prechose | 15 | - | - |
proteose | 10 | - | - |
proposer | 12 | someone who advances a suggestion or proposal | - |
proposes | 12 | - | - |
prosopon | 12 | - | - |
prospers | 12 | - | - |
prossies | 10 | - | - |
prosties | 10 | - | - |