12-letter words containing d, e, n, s
- nonsponsored — Not sponsored.
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- nonunionised — Alternative spelling of nonunionized.
- nordenskjold — Baron Nils Adolf Erik [nils ah-dawlf ey-rik] /nɪls ˈɑ dɔlf ˈeɪ rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1832–1901, Swedish arctic explorer, geographer, and geologist; born in Finland.
- nordic skier — a person who practises cross-country racing and ski-jumping
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- nosebleeding — bleeding emanating from the nose
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- nun's fiddle — trumpet marine.
- nurse's aide — a person who assists professional nurses, as in a hospital, by performing such routine tasks as making beds and serving meals.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- offendedness — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- on one's tod — on one's own
- on sb's side — If you are on someone's side, you are supporting them in an argument or a war.
- on the cards — likely
- on the skids — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- on your side — If something is on your side or if you have it on your side, it helps you when you are trying to achieve something.
- onesidedness — The property of being onesided.
- onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
- open desktop — (operating system, product) A Motif-based graphical interface from the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), built over their Unix environment, part of the ACE initiative. Also known as "Open DeathTrap".
- ordinariness — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- ore dressing — Metallurgy. the mechanical processes by which valuable minerals are separated from ore.
- outdatedness — the state of being outdated
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- outmodedness — The condition of being outmoded.
- outside lane — the lane on a motorway where overtaking of other vehicles is permitted and vehicles can travel fastest
- outside line — an external telephone connection
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- over-indexes — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- overboldness — The state or fact of being too bold; audacity.
- overconsumed — Simple past tense and past participle of overconsume.
- overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overdressing — Present participle of overdress.
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overfondness — excessive affection
- overkindness — the quality of being too kind
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated