14-letter words containing n, e, r, t, h
- new netherland — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
- news gathering — the work of collecting news for publication or broadcast
- newsworthiness — The characteristic of being newsworthy.
- nizhnevartovsk — a city in W central Russia, an oil and gas center on the Ob River.
- no matter what — whatever
- no sooner…than — immediately after or when
- noninheritable — Not inheritable.
- nontheoretical — not confined to the theoretical realm; actual
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- nonthreatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- norethisterone — 19-nor-17\u03b1-ethynyltestosterone, a progestogen used in some combined oral contraceptives.
- north american — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
- north ayrshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the N part of the historical county of Ayrshire, including the Isle of Arran; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Irvine. Pop: 136 030 (2003 est). Area: 884 sq km (341 sq miles)
- north bellmore — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
- north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
- north somerset — a unitary authority of SW England, in Somerset: formerly (1974–96) part of the county of Avon. Pop: 191 400 (2003 est). Area: 375 sq km (145 sq miles)
- north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
- north-easterly — A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east.
- north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
- northeasterner — a native or inhabitant of the northeast.
- northeastwards — northeastward.
- northern canoe — a large, heavy canoe used to transport supplies.
- northern cross — six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.
- northern crown — the constellation Corona Borealis.
- northern dvina — Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- northern irish — from or characteristic of Northern Ireland
- northern isles — Orkney and Shetland
- northern porgy — a common sparid fish, Stenotomus chrysops, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- northwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the northwest.
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- not merely sth — You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
- notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
- noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- null character — Computers. a control character representing nothing, with the value of binary zero, but having special meaning when interpreted as text, as in marking the end of character strings.
- nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
- oceanic trench — a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust, usually lying above a subduction zone
- of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
- on the average — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- on the horizon — between land and sky
- on the improve — improving
- on the knocker — promptly; at once
- 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 rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.