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15-letter words containing d, o, n, t, h

  • not lift a hand — to do nothing; not even try
  • notwithstanding — in spite of; without being opposed or prevented by: Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty. She went to the game anyway, doctor's orders notwithstanding.
  • odontorhynchous — (of birds) having toothlike ridges inside the beak
  • old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
  • old-man-the-sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
  • on (the) record — recorded; publicly or officially declared or known
  • 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'.
  • on the order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
  • one-night stand — a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement.
  • openmouthedness — the state or condition of being filled with amazement and wonder
  • opposition hold — a particular way of holding rock in mountain-climbing
  • ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
  • ortho-toluidine — Chemistry. a light-yellow, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the ortho isomer of toluidine: used in the manufacture of dyes, saccharin, and other organic compounds, and in textile printing processes.
  • orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
  • osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
  • osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
  • out in the cold — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
  • outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
  • payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
  • photoconducting — of or relating to photoconduction
  • photoconduction — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
  • photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
  • photoproduction — the light-induced production of a species of molecule such as a radical or ion
  • point-and-shoot — of or denoting a camera that does not require manual adjustment of shutter speed, focus, aperture, etc.
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • protonephridium — a tubular, excretory structure in certain invertebrates, as flatworms, rotifers, and some larvae, usually ending internally in flame cells and having an external pore
  • pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
  • pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
  • radio telephone — A radio telephone is a telephone which carries sound by sending radio signals rather than by using wires. Radio telephones are often used in cars.
  • radio-telephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
  • radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
  • reverend mother — a title of respect or form of address for the Mother Superior of a convent
  • rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
  • right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
  • root and branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
  • root-and-branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
  • round character — a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author.
  • round the twist — mad; eccentric
  • round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
  • round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
  • rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • scotch highland — any of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands.
  • second thoughts — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
  • self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
  • shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
  • shoot one's wad — a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.
  • short and sweet — having little length; not long.
  • shorthand notes — notes written in shorthand
  • shotgun wedding — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
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