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13-letter words containing n, o, s, e, u, a

  • mountainsides — Plural form of mountainside.
  • mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
  • mucocutaneous — Of or pertaining to the mucous membranes and the skin.
  • nanostructure — A structure, especially a semiconductor device, that has dimensions of only a few nanometers.
  • narrow squeak — an escape only just managed
  • natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
  • nectariferous — producing nectar.
  • nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
  • nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
  • neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
  • nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
  • neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
  • neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
  • neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
  • neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
  • neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
  • neurovascular — of, relating to, or involving the nerves and blood vessels.
  • newgroup wars — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [Usenet] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a newsgroup should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed. These usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it doesn't). At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early 1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after particularly notorious flamers, e.g. alt.weemba.
  • news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
  • nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
  • non-causative — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
  • non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
  • non-insurance — the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved.
  • non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
  • nonconsensual — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
  • nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
  • nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
  • nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
  • nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
  • nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
  • nonsensuality — The state or condition of being nonsensual.
  • nonsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
  • norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
  • not a sausage — nothing at all
  • nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
  • nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
  • nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
  • ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
  • oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
  • octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
  • on a suddenty — suddenly, unexpectedly
  • on sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
  • on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • one-upmanship — 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.
  • open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • oraculousness — the state of being oraculous
  • orange squash — an orange-flavoured drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water
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