19-letter words containing e, n, s

nominative absolute — a construction consisting in English of a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun in the nominative case followed by a predicate lacking a finite verb, used as a loose modifier of the whole sentence, as the play done in The play done, the audience left the theater.
non-contemporaneous — living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
non-distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
non-interventionism — abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
non-transferability — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
nonrepresentational — not resembling or portraying any object in physical nature: a nonrepresentational painting.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
norfolk island pine — a coniferous evergreen tree, Araucaria heterophylla (or A. excelsa), having whorled branches and needlelike foliage, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
north valley stream — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
north-central state — a state of N Nigeria. Capital: Kaduna. Pop: 4 438 007 (1995 est). Area: 46 053 sq km (17 781 sq miles)
north-northeasterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northeast
north-northwesterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northwest
north-west frontier — the area roughly equivalent to the present North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, which is the days of the British Raj was regarded as one of the most remote and dangerous outposts of the British Empire
northern hemisphere — the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
northern hog sucker — black sucker.
northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
northwest territory — region north of the Ohio River, between Pa. & the Mississippi (established 1787): it now forms Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., & part of Minn.
nothing of the sort — not at all as described
notre-dame-de-paris — Also called Notre Dame de Paris [French naw-truh dam duh pa-ree] /French nɔ trə dam də paˈri/ (Show IPA). a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163).
noughts and crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
noughts-and-crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
novell data systems — (company) A small computer hardware company building CP/M Z80-based systems. They later went on to become Novell, Inc. and develop Novell Netware.
nuclear disarmament — the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world
nuits-saint-georges — a fine red wine produced near the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy
object-oriented sql — (language) (OSQL) A functional language, a superset of SQL, used in Hewlett-Packard's OpenODB database system.
observation balloon — a balloon that is used for gathering information and reconnaissance purposes and spotting aircraft
obsolescence clause — a clause in an insurance policy that takes account of the obsolescence of the item insured in order to lower the amount to be paid out in the event of a claim
oceanus procellarum — (Ocean of Storms) the largest dark plain on the face of the moon, in the second and third quadrants: about 2 million square miles (5.2 million sq. km).
of one's own accord — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
old man and the sea — a novel (1952) by Ernest Hemingway.
ole custom controls — (programming) (OCX) An Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) custom control allowing infinite extension of the Microsoft Access control set. OCX is similar in purpose to VBX used in Visual Basic. Available OCX's include "Scroll Bar Control", "Calendar Control", and "Data Outline Control".
on (or off) course — moving (or not moving) in the intended direction
on an empty stomach — If you do something on an empty stomach, you do it without having eaten.
on cue/as if on cue — If you say that something happened on cue or as if on cue, you mean that it happened just when it was expected to happen, or just at the right time.
on first name terms — If two people are on first-name terms, they know each other well enough to call each other by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title.
on no consideration — for no reason whatsoever; never
on one's conscience — causing feelings of guilt or remorse
on one's high horse — acting in an arrogant, haughty, or disdainful manner
on one's own ground — If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.
on pins and needles — a tingly, prickly sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness.
on someone's behalf — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
on someone's hammer — persistently demanding and critical of someone
on the baker's list — in good health
on the razor's edge — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
on the threshold of — If you are on the threshold of something exciting or new, you are about to experience it.
one of those things — something that cannot be avoided, helped, changed, etc.
one's money's worth — full value for the money one has paid for something
one's pride and joy — Someone or something that is your pride and joy is very important to you and makes you feel very happy.
open someone's eyes — to make someone aware of the facts, real reasons, etc.

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