16-letter words containing e, t, h, r, a
- nathanael greene — Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
- national charter — the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
- natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
- near the knuckle — risqué
- neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
- neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
- neuroarthropathy — (medicine) Any disease of a joint that is associated with a disease of the nervous system.
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
- non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
- nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
- nonharmonic tone — a tone sounding with a chord of which it is not a chord tone.
- north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
- north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
- north lauderdale — a city in SE Florida.
- north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
- north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
- northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
- northanger abbey — a novel (1818) by Jane Austen.
- northern harrier — a hawk of North America and Europe, Circus cyaneus, that frequents marshes and meadows.
- northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
- nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
- oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
- of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
- ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
- on (the) average — as an average quantity, rate, etc.
- on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
- on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
- on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
- one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- one with another — on average
- online thesaurus — a thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms, such as Thesaurus.com, available on the Internet or the World Wide Web, accessed through a web browser, and used by entering a query term into a search box on the site. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that smart, as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.
- open parenthesis — left parenthesis
- ophthalmoparesis — (medicine) A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
- order of the day — the agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.
- organophosphates — Plural form of organophosphate.
- orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
- osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
- out of character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- over the transom — by unsolicited submission, as to a publisher
- overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- palmerston north — a city in New Zealand, in the S North Island on the Manawatu River. Pop: 78 100 (2004 est)
- para-nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- para-phenetidine — a colorless organic liquid, C 8 H 1 1 NO, used chiefly in its para form (para-phenetidine) in the synthesis of phenacetin, dyes, and other compounds.
- parachute rigger — a person who inspects, repairs, and packs or folds parachutes.