14-letter words containing n, i, m, o
- obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- office manager — employee in charge of office personnel
- old-time dance — a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers
- oligomenorrhea — abnormally infrequent menstruation.
- omnibenevolent — All-loving, or infinitely good, usually in reference to a deity or supernatural being, for example, 'God'. Its use is often with regards to the divine triad, whereby a deity is described to be simultaneously omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent. This triad is used especially with the Christian god, Yahweh.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- omnibus volume — a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume
- omnipercipient — Perceiving everything.
- omnivorousness — eating both animal and plant foods.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- on consignment — the act of consigning.
- on firm ground — in a safe situation
- on the improve — improving
- one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- one-way mirror — a sheet of glass that can be seen through from one side and is a mirror on the other, used especially for observation of criminal suspects by law-enforcement officials or witnesses.
- onium compound — type of chemical salt
- open communion — a communion service in which members of all denominations can participate.
- opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
- openmindedness — Alternative form of open-mindedness.
- operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
- 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.
- opinion former — Opinion formers are people who have a lot of influence over what the public thinks about things.
- options market — a market in which options are traded
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- organic matter — matter derived from organisms, esp decayed matter in soil
- organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
- ornamentations — Plural form of ornamentation.
- ornithomorphic — relating to an ornithomorph
- orthonormalize — (mathematics) To make a set of vectors both orthogonal and normalized.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- 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.
- outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
- over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
- overcommitment — to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.
- overcommitting — Present participle of overcommit.
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- overdetermined — excessively or unduly determined.
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
- overestimation — An excessive estimation.
- overexcitement — The condition of being excessively excited.
- overhomogenize — to homogenize excessively
- overinvestment — the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
- overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
- overrefinement — excessive or unnecessary refinement.