16-letter words containing n, o, i, r

norodom sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
north carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 sq. mi. (136,198 sq. km). Capital: Raleigh. Abbreviation: NC (for use with zip code), N.C.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
north ridgeville — a town in N Ohio.
north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
northern harrier — a hawk of North America and Europe, Circus cyaneus, that frequents marshes and meadows.
northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
northern whiting — northern kingfish.
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
not miss a trick — to be very alert
not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
not worth a shit — useless, valueless, etc.
nothing short of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
observationality — The property of being observational.
observer mission — a mission to an area of conflict in order to observe proceedings
obstructionistic — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
odds are against — If you say that the odds are against something or someone, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed.
oder-neisse line — the boundary between Poland and East Germany after World War II.
odontoid process — the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
of it own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
ohm, georg simon — Georg Simon Ohm
ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
old-girl network — an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old-boy network.
oligodendroglial — Of or pertaining to the oligodendroglia.
on a trial basis — for the purpose of assessment
on a war footing — If a country or armed force is on a war footing, it is ready to fight a war.
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
one with another — on average
one-armed bandit — slot machine (def 1).
online thesaurus — a thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms, such as Thesaurus.com, available on the Internet or the World Wide Web, accessed through a web browser, and used by entering a query term into a search box on the site. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that smart, as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.
open parenthesis — left parenthesis
open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
open-die forging — Open-die forging is a forging process in which the flow of metal is not kept completely in the die.
opening ceremony — a ceremony held in celebration of the start of something
operating budget — money allocated to a project
operating income — revenue from business operations after operating expenses are deducted from gross income.

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