14-letter words containing o, b, n
- on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
- on the back of — If you say that one thing happens on the back of another thing, you mean that it happens after that other thing and in addition to it.
- on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- on the wallaby — (of a person) wandering about looking for work
- open to debate — If you say that a matter is open to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided.
- opening bowler — a player who makes the first bowl in cricket
- opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
- orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- 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).
- organizability — The suitability or potential for organization.
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- over and above — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
- oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- paying-in book — a book for keeping a record of money deposited into an account
- pembroke pines — a city in SE Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.
- penalty double — business double.
- perturbational — relating to perturbation
- peso boliviano — a nickel-clad steel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the boliviano in 1963.
- phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- planning board — development group
- platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
- plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
- plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- point the bone — to wish bad luck (on)
- point-by-point — detailed and deliberate; taking every point into consideration
- pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons.
- poppaea sabina — died a.d. 65? second wife of the Roman emperor Nero.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- post-obit bond — a bond paying a sum of money after the death of some specified person.
- postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
- prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- prohibitionist — a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
- proportionable — being in due proportion; proportional.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
- public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
- public opinion — the collective opinion of many people on some issue, problem, etc., especially as a guide to action, decision, or the like.
- purple boneset — joe-pye weed (def 1).
- queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
- queen's bounty — king's bounty.