12-letter words containing n, e, r, d
- nonsponsored — Not sponsored.
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- nonvitrified — Not converted into glass.
- noradrenalin — norepinephrine.
- nordenskjold — Baron Nils Adolf Erik [nils ah-dawlf ey-rik] /nɪls ˈɑ dɔlf ˈeɪ rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1832–1901, Swedish arctic explorer, geographer, and geologist; born in Finland.
- nordic skier — a person who practises cross-country racing and ski-jumping
- nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
- norephedrine — The drug phenylpropanolamine.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nuee ardente — (in a volcanic eruption) a swiftly flowing, dense cloud of hot gases, ashes, and lava fragments.
- nuevo laredo — a city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas.
- nurse's aide — a person who assists professional nurses, as in a hospital, by performing such routine tasks as making beds and serving meals.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- obedientiary — The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
- on the cards — likely
- on your side — If something is on your side or if you have it on your side, it helps you when you are trying to achieve something.
- once removed — relative: one generation older
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
- opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
- orange lodge — a Protestant fraternal organization based mainly in Northern Ireland and Scotland with lodges throughout the English-speaking world where there are significant Irish populations
- order around — be bossy towards
- order number — a number associated with a purchase or merchandise order
- order-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by the publication of orders to buy or sell
- ordinariness — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- ore dressing — Metallurgy. the mechanical processes by which valuable minerals are separated from ore.
- oregon cedar — Port Orford cedar.
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- oriel window — a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- orthodonture — orthodontia (def 2).
- outer london — the group of London Boroughs that form a ring around the city of London in the UK
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- over-indexes — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of overanalyze.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- overboldness — The state or fact of being too bold; audacity.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- overburdened — Excessively burdened.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- overconsumed — Simple past tense and past participle of overconsume.
- overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.