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14-letter words containing o, d, a, l

  • nonpalindromic — Not palindromic.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
  • nontraditional — of or relating to tradition.
  • norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
  • normal divisor — a normal subgroup.
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
  • nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
  • obedient plant — false dragonhead.
  • old franconian — the Franconian language before 1100; Frankish.
  • old line state — Maryland (used as a nickname).
  • old low german — the language of the German lowlands before c1100. Abbreviation: OLG.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
  • old-time dance — a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers
  • oral tradition — a community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth or example from one generation to another without written instruction.
  • 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.
  • orchard oriole — a North American oriole, Icterus spurius, the male of which is chestnut and black.
  • 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).
  • orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
  • outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
  • overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • overhead valve — a valve in a type of internal-combustion engine in which the inlet and exhaust valves are in the cylinder head above the pistons
  • overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
  • overland trail — any of various routes traveled by settlers from the Missouri River to Oregon and California beginning in the 1840s.
  • overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
  • oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
  • palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
  • palaeopedology — the study of ancient soils
  • para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
  • paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
  • parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
  • particle board — any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes or shavings, tightly compressed and bonded together with a resin.
  • pedal keyboard — pedal (def 3a).
  • penalty double — business double.
  • periodic table — a table illustrating the periodic system, in which the chemical elements, formerly arranged in the order of their atomic weights and now according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.
  • peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
  • permanent mold — a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
  • peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • philanthropoid — an individual who does work for a charitable body
  • photoduplicate — photocopy.
  • picolinic acid — a crystalline acid. Formula: C6H5NO2
  • placido's disk — a device marked with concentric black rings, used to detect corneal irregularities.
  • planning board — development group
  • platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • platonic solid — one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron.
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