17-letter words containing e, o, t, h
- northern kingfish — a croaker, Menticirrhus saxatilis, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- northern michigan — the peninsula between lakes Superior and Michigan constituting the N part of Michigan. Abbreviation: U.P.
- northern rhodesia — former name of Zambia.
- northern sporades — a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, lying northeast of Euboea
- northern studfish — See under studfish.
- northwest by west — a point on the compass, 11°15′ west of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbW.
- northwest passage — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- not one to do sth — If you say that someone is not one to do something, you think that it is very unlikely that they would do it because it is not their normal behaviour.
- not the full quid — mentally subnormal
- nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
- nothing more than — merely, solely
- nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
- number eight iron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.
- number three wood — spoon (def 5).
- of the old school — If you approve of someone because they have good qualities that used to be more common in the past, you can describe them as one of the old school.
- omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
- on one's deathbed — about to die
- on second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- on the barrelhead — upon being presented for sale; at the time of delivery
- on the debit side — the debit side of a situation is the aspect of it which is less positive, pleasant, or useful than its other aspects
- on the face of it — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- on the foundation — an endowment or legacy for the perpetual support of an institution such as a school or hospital
- on the front foot — at an advantage, outclassing and outmanoeuvring one's opponents
- on the half shell — served raw, with seasonings, on a half shell
- on the heavy side — tending to be too heavy
- on the home front — domestically
- on the off chance — the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all.
- on the off-chance — If you do something on the off-chance, you do it because you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely.
- on the other hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- on the pig's back — successful; established
- on the right foot — in an auspicious manner
- on the wrong foot — in an inauspicious manner
- on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- on-the-job injury — On-the-job injury is bodily harm that is caused while you are doing your job.
- once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
- once-over-lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
- one for the books — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
- one of these days — at some future time
- one-stop shopping — the provision of everything that a customer or client might require in one place
- operating theatre — An operating theatre is a special room in a hospital where surgeons carry out medical operations.
- opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
- organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
- ortho-nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- other fish to fry — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- out at the elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
- out for the count — If someone is out for the count, they are unconscious or very deeply asleep.
- out of 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.
- out of the window — dispensed with; disregarded
- overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
- overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc