12-letter words containing n, a, p, o
- note payable — A note payable is a written legal obligation to repay an amount of borrowed money at a particular future date.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- number opera — an opera in which the arias, ensembles, recitatives, and other sections are clearly separated from one another.
- nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- oak-panelled — having panels that are made of oak
- oakland park — a town in S Florida.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- odontophobia — an unnatural dread or terror of teeth
- odontophoran — a member of the family Odontophora
- oil in place — The oil in place is the amount of crude oil which is estimated to be in a reservoir.
- oil painting — the art or technique of painting with oil colors.
- olap council — (body, standard) A body formed in early 1995 to work on a cross-product API for OLAP. After little success it was replaced by the Analytical Solutions Forum.
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- omelette pan — a frying pan that is designed for making omelettes in.
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- on one's pat — alone; on one's own
- on probation — under the supervision of a probation officer
- on sb's part — If you talk about a feeling or action on someone's part, you are referring to something that they feel or do.
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- on the cheap — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- on the panel — receiving sickness benefit, esp from the government
- one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
- onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
- onomatapoeia — Misspelling of onomatopoeia.
- onomatopoeia — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- onomatopoeic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- open account — current account (def 1).
- open channel — An open channel is a type of flow in which one surface is free (= not restricted by anything).
- open primary — a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- open trailer — any dog that barks or bays on the trail of its quarry.
- open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
- opera singer — a professional singer of opera
- opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
- opinionating — Present participle of opinionate.
- opinionative — of, relating to, or of the nature of opinion.
- opinionators — Plural form of opinionator.
- opinionnaire — A form containing a list of statements, each of which the members of a selected group are asked to endorse or reject; the purpose being to gather information for a survey.
- oppositional — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- oppressional — Exhibiting or relating to oppression.
- opsonisation — Alternative form of opsonization.