14-letter words containing n, e, p, o, t

occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
of the opinion — If someone is of the opinion that something is the case, that is what they believe.
old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
omnipercipient — Perceiving everything.
omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
on one's plate — waiting to be done or dealt with
on the improve — improving
on the part of — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
on the rampage — behaving violently or destructively
on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
on the warpath — the path or course taken by American Indians on a warlike expedition.
one-trick pony — a person or thing considered as being limited to only one single talent, capability, quality, etc
opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
open deathtrap — (abuse) An abusive hackerism for the Santa Cruz Operation's Open DeskTop. The funniest part is that this was coined by SCO's own developers. Compare AIDX, Macintrash Nominal Semidestructor, ScumOS, sun-stools, HP-SUX.
open to debate — If you say that a matter is open to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided.
open to offers — If you are open to offers, you are willing to do something if someone will pay you an amount of money that you think is reasonable.
open-reel tape — audiotape, usually 1/4 inch (64 mm) wide, wound on a single reel and requiring a separate take-up reel for playing or recording.
opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
operation code — (programming) (Always "op code" when spoken) The part or parts of a machine language instruction which determines what kind of action the computer should take, e.g. add, jump, load, store. In any particular instruction set certain fixed bit positions within the instruction word contain the op code, others give parameters such as the addresses or registers involved. For example, in a 32-bit instruction the most significant eight bits might be the op code giving 256 possible operations. For some instruction sets, certain values in the fixed bit positions may select a group of operations and the exact operation may depend on other bits within instruction word or subsequent words. When programming in assembly language, the op code is represented by a readable name called an instruction mnemonic.
operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
operationalize — Put into operation or use.
options market — a market in which options are traded
optoelectronic — the branch of electronics dealing with devices that generate, transform, transmit, or sense optical, infrared, or ultraviolet radiation, as cathode-ray tubes, electroluminescent and liquid crystal displays, lasers, and solar cells.
orient express — an express passenger train in service between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 1977, using various routes. Some or parts of the routes continue to be served by regular service and by rail tours.
oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
oriental topaz — a variety of corundum resembling topaz in colour and used as a gemstone
other expenses — Other expenses are expenses that do not relate to a company's main business.
ottoman empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Capital: Constantinople.
outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
over-expectant — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
overemployment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
overpopulation — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
overproportion — to make or measure in excess of the correct, normal, or desired proportion.
overprotection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
overspill town — a town built or expanded to house excess population from a nearby city
owner-operator — a driver, especially of a truck or taxicab, who owns and operates a vehicle used to earn a living.
ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
paint the town — 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.
painted tongue — a Chilean plant, Salpiglossis sinuata, of the nightshade family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.

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