14-letter words containing n, o, t, a, r, y
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
- occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
- of a certainty — without a doubt; certainly
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
- on easy street — well-to-do; in easy circumstances
- one-way street — If you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it.
- ordinary point — Mathematics. a point in a domain in which a given function of a complex variable is analytic.
- ordinary stock — British. common stock.
- organizability — The suitability or potential for organization.
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- otolaryngology — the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, function, and diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils
- pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
- penalty corner — a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side
- penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
- percutaneously — through the skin
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- porphyrization — reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry.
- post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- potty training — teaching an infant to use the toilet
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- propitiatingly — to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
- proportionally — having due proportion; corresponding.
- protoplanetary — of or relating to protoplanets
- providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provisionality — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- pulmonary tree — the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles of the lungs, which together resemble an upside-down tree.
- pyrotechnician — a specialist in the origin of fires, their nature and control, etc.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- quantum theory — any theory predating quantum mechanics that encompassed Planck's radiation formula and a scheme for obtaining discrete energy states for atoms, as Bohr theory.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- rallying point — A rallying point is a place, event, or person that people are attracted to as a symbol of a political group or ideal.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- recommendatory — serving to recommend; recommending.
- recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- reconciliatory — tending to reconcile.