15-letter words containing e, s, r, o
- news conference — a press conference, especially one held by a government official.
- newton's cradle — an ornamental puzzle consisting of a frame in which five metal balls are suspended in such a way that when one is moved it sets all the others in motion in turn
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- nitrogen oxides — Nitrogen oxides are compounds of nitrogen and oxygen produced during combustion.
- no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- no holds barred — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- no respecter of — If you say that someone or something is no respecter of a rule or tradition, you mean that the rule or tradition is not important to them.
- noise generator — a device used in synthesizers to produce high-frequency sound effects
- non prosequitur — a judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit when the plaintiff does not appear in court to prosecute it.
- non-adversarial — a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
- non-compression — the act of compressing.
- non-compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- non-contrastive — not contrastive.
- non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- non-ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-residential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- non-responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- non-shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- non-traversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- noncompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- noncompressible — not able to be compressed
- nonconformities — Plural form of nonconformity.
- nonconservation — A failure to conserve.
- nonconservative — Not conservative.
- nonconstructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
- nonelectrolytes — Plural form of nonelectrolyte.
- noninstrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- nonintersecting — Not intersecting.
- nonintersection — Lack of intersection; failure to intersect.
- nonprescription — (of drugs, medication, etc.) legally available for purchase without a doctor's prescription; over-the-counter.
- nonprescriptive — that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
- nonprofessional — not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
- nonprofessorial — not professorial
- nonrelativistic — not concerned with or involving the theory of relativity
- nonstandardized — Unstandardized.
- nonstereoscopic — Not stereoscopic.
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
- normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
- norman conquest — the conquest of England by the Normans, under William the Conqueror, in 1066.
- north bay shore — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
- north yorkshire — a county in NE England. 3208 sq. mi. (8309 sq. km).
- north-northeast — the point on the compass midway between north and northeast. Abbreviation: NNE.
- north-northwest — the point on the compass midway between north and northwest. Abbreviation: NNW.
- northeast storm — a cyclonic storm that moves northeastward within several hundred miles of the eastern coast of the U.S. and Canada, particularly in fall and winter, its often strong northeast winds causing high seas and coastal damage and bearing rain or snow.
- northeasterners — Plural form of northeasterner.