15-letter words containing n, a, s, o
- 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--man-s--land — an area between opposing armies, over which no control has been established.
- no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
- noise abatement — a set of strategies or techniques to reduce and control annoying or harmful noise in an environment
- noise generator — a device used in synthesizers to produce high-frequency sound effects
- nominal aphasia — aphasia in which the primary symptom is an inability to recall or recognize the names of objects
- nominalizations — Plural form of nominalization.
- non-a hepatitis — a form of viral hepatitis, not caused by the agents responsible for hepatitis A and hepatitis B, that is commonly transmitted by infected blood transfusions. The causative virus has been isolated
- non-acquisitive — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- non-adversarial — a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
- non-association — an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
- non-carnivorous — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- non-charismatic — of, having, or characteristic of charisma.
- non-chromosomal — any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
- non-compensable — eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
- non-compensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- non-condensable — capable of being condensed.
- non-contrastive — not contrastive.
- non-conveyances — the act of conveying; transmission; communication.
- non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- non-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- non-efficacious — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
- non-exhaustible — to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.
- non-falsifiable — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- non-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- non-mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- non-ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- non-nationalism — spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation.
- non-ostentation — pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.
- non-rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- non-residential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- non-salvageable — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- non-shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- non-spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- non-substantive — a noun.
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- non-syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- non-traversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- nonacquiescence — the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance (usually followed by to or in): acquiescence to his boss's demands.
- nonantagonistic — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
- nonaristocratic — lacking aristocratic qualities, not refined or polished
- nonastronomical — not astronomical
- nonautonomously — In a manner that is not autonomous, or that lacks autonomy.
- noncatastrophic — of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous: a catastrophic failure of the dam.
- nonclassicality — The condition of being nonclassical.
- noncompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.