18-letter words containing n, a, d, e

new zealand pigeon — a large fruit-eating native pigeon, Hemiphagia novaeseelandiae, of forest areas
nickel-and-dime it — to succeed or obtain something gradually by the repeated expenditure of small sums or the slow gathering of votes, power, money, etc. in small increments
nickeled-and-dimed — of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.
nominative-address — a noun naming the person to whom one is speaking.
non-contextualized — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
non-denominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
non-discriminative — constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.
non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
non-identification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
non-understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
nord-pas-de-calais — a region of N France, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): coal-mining, textile, and metallurgical industries
normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
northeast corridor — the long, narrow strip of land between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., containing many adjacent urban areas.
norwegian elkhound — one of a breed of dogs having a short, compact body, short, pointed ears, and a thick, gray coat, raised originally in Norway for hunting elk and other game.
not breathe a word — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
not take kindly to — not welcome
notifiable disease — any one of a number of infectious diseases of humans and animals, that must be reported to the public health authorities
nueva san salvador — Santa Tecla.
numerical identity — the relation that holds between two relata when they are the selfsame entity, that is, when the terms designating them have the same reference
oak-leaf hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea quercifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having lobed leaves and pyramidal clusters of white flowers.
obedience training — the training of an animal, especially a dog, to obey certain commands.
oedipus at colonus — a tragedy by Sophocles, written toward the end of his life and produced posthumously in 401? b.c.
office of readings — the first of the canonical hours; matins
old man of 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 delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
on one's beam-ends — out of resources; destitute
on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
on the ragged edge — precariously close to loss of self-control, mental stability, etc.
one false move and — You use one false move to introduce the very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one.
one's heart bleeds — used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
open pandora's box — If someone or something opens Pandora's box or opens a Pandora's box, they do something that causes a lot of problems to appear that did not exist or were not known about before.
operation overlord — the codename for the Allied invasion (June 1944) of northern France
order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
organized religion — institutionalized religion, usually with a hierarchical clergy and rules to govern the means by which adherents participate
oriental almandine — a variety of corundum resembling almandine in colour and used as a gemstone
osteitis deformans — Paget's disease.
osteoradionecrosis — bone tissue death induced by radiation.
out of one's hands — no longer one's responsibility
over and done with — If you say that something is over and done with, you mean that it is completely finished and you do not have to think about it any more.
overdraft interest — interest charged on money withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
overidentification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
packet switch node — (PSN) A dedicated computer whose purpose is to accept, route and forward packets in a packet-switched network.
paediatric nursing — the branch of nursing concerned with the care of children
paint the town red — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
palm beach gardens — a city in SE Florida, near North Palm Beach.
paper handkerchief — a handkerchief made from tissue paper
parallel reduction — A form of applicative order reduction in which all redexes in an expression are reduced simultaneously. Variants include parallel outermost reduction and lenient reduction. See normal order reduction.
paraurethral gland — any of a group of vestigial glands located in the posterior wall of the urethra in women.
pass the hat round — to collect money, as for a cause

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