15-letter words containing n, o, h, a

off one's hands — for which one is no longer responsible
old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
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.
oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
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.
opisthognathous — having receding jaws.
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.
orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
otaheite orange — a small citrus bush, Citrus limonia otaitensis, having fragrant flowers and small orange fruit, often cultivated as a houseplant.
out of thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
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
paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
pairs champions — competitors in or winners of a pairs championship
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.
panophthalmitis — the inflammation of all eye tissue
panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
paphian goddess — Aphrodite, worshiped in Cyprus as the goddess of sexual love.
parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.

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