15-letter words containing n, e, a, h
- old high german — High German before 1100. Abbreviation: OHG.
- old-man-the-sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
- omnium gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- omnium-gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- on a shoestring — If you do something or make something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.
- on heat/in heat — When a female animal is on heat in British English, or in heat in American English, she is in a state where she is ready to mate with a male animal, as this will probably result in her becoming pregnant.
- on o's haunches — If you get down on your haunches, you lower yourself towards the ground so that your legs are bent under you and you are balancing on your feet.
- on the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- on the decrease — decreasing
- on the increase — growing, increasing
- on the one hand — You use on the one hand to introduce the first of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by on the other hand or 'on the other'.
- on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
- on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
- on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
- once in a while — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- one's last hour — the time of one's death
- one-night stand — a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement.
- orange chromide — an Asian cichlid fish, Etropus maculatus, with a brownish-orange spotted body
- orange hawkweed — a European composite plant, Hieracium aurantiacum, having orange, dandelionlike flowers, growing as a weed, especially in eastern North America.
- orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
- ordinary shares — British. a share of common stock.
- organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
- organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
- organophosphate — Biochemistry. any of a variety of organic compounds that contain phosphorus and often have intense neurotoxic activity: originally developed as nerve gases, now widely used as insecticides and fire retardants.
- ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
- orphaned i-node — (operating system) /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ [Unix] 1. A file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories of a file system.
- otaheite orange — a small citrus bush, Citrus limonia otaitensis, having fragrant flowers and small orange fruit, often cultivated as a houseplant.
- over one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
- oxyphenbutazone — an anti-inflammatory treatment for arthritis or bursitis
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
- pain in the net — flamer
- palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- paleoencephalon — paleencephalon.
- paleolithic man — any of the prehistoric populations of humans, as the Cro-Magnon, living in the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs.
- panhandle state — West Virginia (used as a nickname).
- paphian goddess — Aphrodite, worshiped in Cyprus as the goddess of sexual love.
- paraffin heater — a heater which is fuelled by paraffin
- parchment paper — a waterproof and grease-resistant paper produced by treating ordinary paper with concentrated sulfuric acid.
- parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parish magazine — a magazine containing news and articles of interest to the people of a particular parish church or the local area
- parmesan cheese — of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
- parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
- passenger coach — a carriage in which passengers sit
- pat on the back — to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.