13-letter words containing a, u, t, o
- orthognathous — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- osmoregulator — Any organism that practices osmoregulation.
- ostreophagous — oyster-eating
- ottawa euclid — Euclid
- out and about — busy, active outside the home
- out of action — If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used.
- out of breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- out of season — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- out of square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- out on a limb — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
- out one's way — in, to, or near one's neighborhood
- out-and-outer — a person who does things with excessive thoroughness; extremist.
- out-of-stater — a visitor from another state of the U.S.: Many out-of-staters come to our summer music festival.
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- outdoorswoman — a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.
- outgeneraling — Present participle of outgeneral.
- outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outlaw regime — a dangerously unpredictable political regime, as of a country, state, etc, which disregards international law or diplomacy
- outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
- outmaneuvered — Simple past tense and past participle of outmaneuver.
- outmanipulate — to surpass in manipulation
- outmanoeuvred — Simple past tense and past participle of outmanoeuvre.
- outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- outward bound — (in Britain) a scheme to provide adventure training for young people
- outward-bound — headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-cautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- over-educated — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- over-populate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- overambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- overpopulated — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- oversaturated — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- overstimulate — to stimulate too much
- overvaluation — to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property.
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- pandiculation — the act of stretching oneself.
- papillomatous — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear