16-letter words containing o, n, e, b

north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
northanger abbey — a novel (1818) by Jane Austen.
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
not by any means — in no way, by no method
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
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
obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
observationality — The property of being observational.
observer mission — a mission to an area of conflict in order to observe proceedings
obstreperousness — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
occasional table — a small table with no regular use
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
off-by-one error — (programming) (Or "Obi-Wan error") An exceedingly common error induced in many ways, such as by starting at zero when you should have started at one or vice-versa, or by writing "< N" instead of "<= N" or vice-versa. Often confounded with fencepost error, which is properly a particular subtype of it. The term zeroth corrects the linguistic off-by-one error of, e.g., referring to the "1st" element of an array whose indexes start from zero.
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
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
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's level best — the best one can do
one-armed bandit — slot machine (def 1).
open box testing — white box testing
operating budget — money allocated to a project
ordinary jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
organized labour — labour carried out by workers in trade unions, or the workers themselves
oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
overurbanization — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
oxidation number — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
pension benefits — the benefits that are paid to a person in accordance with his pension scheme
performance bond — contract bond.
personal liberty — the liberty of an individual to do his or her will freely except for those restraints imposed by law to safeguard the physical, moral, political, and economic welfare of others.
phenoxybenzamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 8 H 2 2 ClNO, used to dilate vascular peripheral blood vessels in the treatment of Raynaud's disease and in pheochromocytoma.
platform-balance — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
police constable — police officer
post-elizabethan — of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times: Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
pourriture noble — noble rot.
pre-subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
presentation box — a specially designed and attractive box to hold a product, and make it look more impressive
prisoner of bill — (humour) (PoB) A derisory term, in use generally among Unix users, for anyone who uses Microsoft products either because they don't know there is anything better (i.e. Unix) or because they would be incapable of working anything more complex (i.e. Unix). The interesting and widespread presumption among users of the term is that (at least at the time of writing, 1998) using anything other than Unix or a Microsoft OS (whether VMS, Macintosh, Amiga) is so eccentric a choice as to be at least somewhat praiseworthy.
proboscis monkey — a reddish, arboreal monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, the male of which has a long, flexible nose: an endangered species.
projection booth — a soundproof compartment in a theater where a motion-picture projector is housed and from which the picture is projected on the screen.
prometheus bound — a tragedy (c457 b.c.) by Aeschylus.

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