11-letter words containing o, n, h

nun's cloth — a thin soft plain-weave silk or worsted fabric used for veils, dresses, etc
nyctanthous — (of plants) flowering at night
nyctophobia — an abnormal fear of night or darkness.
nympholepsy — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.
nymphomania — abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.
oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
oath-taking — the action of making an oath
ocean perch — redfish (def 1).
octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
odontograph — an instrument for laying out the forms of gear teeth or ratchets.
odontopathy — (pathology) Any disease that affects the teeth.
odontophore — a structure in the mouth of most mollusks over which the radula is drawn backward and forward in the process of breaking up food.
odynophagia — Severe pain in mouth or esophagus when attempting to swallow.
oenophilist — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
offhandedly — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
offshoreman — a person who works offshore, especially on an offshore oil rig.
oil varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
old english — Also called Anglo-Saxon. the English language of a.d. c450–c1150. Abbreviation: OE.
old spanish — the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OSp.
omnichannel — Using every channel.
omnitheists — Plural form of omnitheist.
on one hand — from one point of view
on schedule — with no delay
on the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
on the beam — any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
on the beat — A police officer on the beat is on duty, walking around the area for which he or she is responsible.
on the bias — A dress or skirt that is cut on the bias or that is bias-cut has been cut diagonally across the material so that it hangs down in a particular way.
on the case — If you say that someone is on the case, you mean that they are aware of a particular problem and are trying to resolve it.
on the club — away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefit
on the coat — in disfavour
on the cuff — a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve.
on the cusp — If you say that someone or something is on the cusp, you mean they are between two states, or are about to be in a particular state.
on the dole — Someone who is on the dole is registered as unemployed and receives money from the government.
on the edge — at the rim
on the flat — On the flat means on level ground.
on the game — If a man or woman is on the game, he or she is working as a prostitute.
on the hoof — (of livestock) alive
on the hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
on the hour — If something happens on the hour, it happens every hour at, for example, nine o'clock, ten o'clock, and so on, and not at any number of minutes past an hour.
on the jump — in a hurry
on the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
on the make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
on the mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
on the move — to pass from one place or position to another.
on the nail — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
on the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
on the outs — on unfriendly terms
on the piss — drinking alcohol, esp in large quantities
on the q.t. — secretly

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