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15-letter words containing a, n, o, d, e

  • on a razor edge — in an extremely precarious state
  • on the decrease — decreasing
  • on the one hand — You use on the one hand to introduce the first of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by on the other hand or 'on the other'.
  • one-dimensional — having one dimension only.
  • one-night stand — a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement.
  • onward progress — progress that advances or improves (a situation, etc)
  • open admissions — a policy of admitting applicants to an institution, especially a university, regardless of previous academic record or grades.
  • open-ended loan — An open-ended loan is an extension of credit where money can be borrowed when you need it, and paid back on an ongoing basis, such as a credit card.
  • open-pollinated — (of a flower) pollinated without human agency.
  • operationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalise.
  • operationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalize.
  • opinionatedness — The state or condition of being opinionated.
  • orange chromide — an Asian cichlid fish, Etropus maculatus, with a brownish-orange spotted body
  • orange hawkweed — a European composite plant, Hieracium aurantiacum, having orange, dandelionlike flowers, growing as a weed, especially in eastern North America.
  • orange milkweed — butterfly weed (def 1).
  • orangeman's day — the 12th of July, celebrated by Protestants in Northern Ireland to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne (1690)
  • orangemen's day — July 12, an annual celebration in Northern Ireland and certain cities having a large Irish section, especially Liverpool, to mark both the victory of William III over James II at the Battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690, and the Battle of Augbrim, July 12, 1690.
  • order of canada — an order awarded to Canadians for outstanding achievement; established in 1967
  • ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • ordinary degree — a university degree without honours
  • ordinary income — taxable income, as salary and wages, other than capital gains.
  • ordinary seaman — a seaman insufficiently skilled to be classified as an able-bodied seaman. Abbreviation: O.D., O.S., o.s.
  • ordinary shares — British. a share of common stock.
  • ordnance survey — mapmaking agency
  • organic disease — a disease in which there is a structural alteration (opposed to functional disease).
  • organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
  • organized crime — illegal activities co-ordinated by groups
  • organized labor — all workers who are organized in labor unions.
  • ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
  • orphaned i-node — (operating system)   /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ [Unix] 1. A file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories of a file system.
  • outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
  • outstandingness — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
  • outward journey — a journey leaving for a particular destination (as opposed top one returning home)
  • over one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
  • overcompensated — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
  • overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
  • overentertained — entertained to excess
  • overforwardness — the quality of being too familiar
  • overopinionated — too opinionated
  • oxidation state — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
  • oxidizing agent — a substance that oxidizes another substance, being itself reduced in the process. Common oxidizing agents are oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, and ferric salts
  • pacific madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
  • paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
  • pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
  • panzer division — an armored division of the German army, especially in World War II, consisting chiefly of tanks and organized for making rapid attacks.
  • paphian goddess — Aphrodite, worshiped in Cyprus as the goddess of sexual love.
  • parent compound — a compound from which derivatives may be obtained.
  • paternity order — a court order which declares a child's paternity
  • payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
  • peak production — the maximum production
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