16-letter words containing o, h, n

not worth a damn — worthless
not worth a shit — useless, valueless, etc.
nothing short of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
ohm, georg simon — Georg Simon Ohm
ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
on (the) average — as an average quantity, rate, etc.
on her beam-ends — (of a vessel) heeled over through an angle of 90°
on the back foot — at a disadvantage; outmanoeuvred or outclassed by an opponent
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the beam-ends — tipping so far to the side as to be in danger of capsizing
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
on the safe side — as a precaution
on the same page — one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
on the sidelines — in the area along the sidelines
on the stroke of — punctually at
on the telephone — having a phone conversation
on the up and up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
on the up-and-up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
on-the-spot fine — a fine that is charged immediately upon being caught and found guilty of a crime
one and the same — When two or more people or things are thought to be separate and you say that they are one and the same, you mean that they are in fact one single person or thing.
one for the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
one with another — on average
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
opportunity shop — a shop selling second-hand goods for charitable funds
organophosphates — Plural form of organophosphate.
organophosphorus — Denoting synthetic organic compounds containing phosphorus, especially pesticides and nerve gases of this kind.
ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
orthodoxy sunday — a solemn festival held on the first Sunday of Lent (Orthodoxy Sunday) commemorating the restoration of the use of icons in the church (a.d. 842) and the triumph over all heresies.
otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.
out of the money — If an investment is out of the money, it would be a loss if it was sold.
over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
over the transom — by unsolicited submission, as to a publisher
over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
over-the-counter — unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC.
overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
overwhelmingness — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic

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