English words starting with ost

Meanings of Ostalgia:

noun

Pain in a bone or bones.

Meanings of Ostariophysan:

noun

A fish of the superorder ostariophysi which includes the majority of freshwater fishes, and is characterized by the presence of the weberian apparatus (connecting the air bladder with the inner ear).

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating (fishes of) the superorder ostariophysi.

Meanings of Ostariophyseae:

noun

A fish of the superorder ostariophysi which includes the majority of freshwater fishes, and is characterized by the presence of the weberian apparatus (connecting the air bladder with the inner ear).

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating (fishes of) the superorder ostariophysi.

Meanings of Ostariophysi:

noun

A fish of the superorder ostariophysi which includes the majority of freshwater fishes, and is characterized by the presence of the weberian apparatus (connecting the air bladder with the inner ear).

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating (fishes of) the superorder ostariophysi.

Meanings of Ostariophysous:

noun

A fish of the superorder ostariophysi which includes the majority of freshwater fishes, and is characterized by the presence of the weberian apparatus (connecting the air bladder with the inner ear).

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating (fishes of) the superorder ostariophysi.

Meanings of Osteal:

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of bone.

Meanings of Ostectomies:

noun

Surgical excision of part or all of a bone; an instance of this.

Meanings of Ostectomy:

noun

Surgical excision of part or all of a bone; an instance of this.

Meanings of Osteichthyes:

plural noun

A class of fishes that includes those with a bony skeleton.

Usage examples:

The division teleostei within the osteichthyes (bony fish) is made up of 38 orders.

Meanings of Osteitic:

adjective

Of or relating to osteitis.

Meanings of Osteitis:

noun

Inflammation of the substance of a bone.

Usage examples:

Skeletal radiographs showed linear radiolucencies in the metaphyses of the long bones and lucent ar…

Meanings of Ostend:

proper noun

A port on the north sea coast of north-western belgium, in west flanders; population 69,175 (2008). it is a major ferry port with links to dover. french name ostende /ɔstɑ̃d/.

Meanings of Ostensible:

adjective

Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

Usage examples:

The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint

Meanings of Ostensibly:

adverb

As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.

Usage examples:

The party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health

Meanings of Ostension:

noun

The action of showing, exhibiting, or making manifest; exhibition, display, manifestation; an instance of this.

Meanings of Ostensive:

adjective

Directly demonstrative.

Usage examples:

Those results are ostensive evidence implying the contribution of apparent motion mechanisms to ilm…

Meanings of Ostensories:

noun

Another term for monstrance.

Meanings of Ostensorium:

noun

An open or transparent receptacle used to display the host to the congregation at mass; a monstrance.

Meanings of Ostensory:

noun

Another term for monstrance.

Meanings of Ostent:

noun

A portent or sign; a wonder, a prodigy.

Meanings of Ostentate:

verb

To make a show of; to show off; to display ostentatiously or boastfully.

Meanings of Ostentation:

noun

The pretentious or showy display of wealth and luxury, designed to impress.

Usage examples:

The office was spacious, but without any trace of ostentation

Meanings of Ostentatious:

adjective

Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.

Usage examples:

A simple design that is glamorous without being ostentatious

Meanings of Ostentatiously:

adverb

In a pretentious or showy way designed to impress.

Usage examples:

She was known for dressing ostentatiously in designer clothes

Meanings of Osteoarthritis:

noun

Degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone, most common from middle age onward. it causes pain and stiffness, especially in the hip, knee, and thumb joints.

Usage examples:

Both of these regimens have been clearly shown to improve pain and disability in osteoarthritis of …