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13-letter words containing o, n, h

  • number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
  • nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
  • nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
  • nymphomaniacs — Plural form of nymphomaniac.
  • ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
  • oceanographer — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
  • odontornithes — a proposed class of birds that possess teeth
  • of the moment — You use of the moment to describe someone or something that is or was especially popular at a particular time, especially when you want to suggest that their popularity is unlikely to last long or did not last long.
  • off the chain — wildly entertaining
  • off the wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
  • offhandedness — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
  • oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
  • old northwest — a territory of Canada lying N of 60 degrees N and extending E from the Yukon Territory to Nunavut. 519,732 sq. mi. (1,346,106 sq. km) Capital: Yellowknife.
  • old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
  • ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
  • on a par with — If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
  • on every hand — on all sides; in all directions
  • on one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
  • on one's heel — If you turn on your heel or spin on your heel, you suddenly turn round, especially because you are angry or surprised.
  • on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
  • on the bubble — in a situation in which the outcome is uncertain but already in the process of being determined or decided
  • on the button — a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
  • on the carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
  • on the chance — acting on the possibility; in case
  • on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  • on the eve of — the evening before
  • on the fiddle — If someone is on the fiddle, they get money by doing illegal or dishonest things.
  • on the inside — in a position allowing access to secret information, special advantage or favor, etc.
  • on the market — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
  • on the needle — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
  • on the parish — receiving parochial relief
  • on the razzle — out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp while drinking freely
  • on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • on the stocks — in preparation or under construction
  • on the street — a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
  • on the throne — monarch: in power
  • on-off switch — electrical or electronic device: control knob
  • on-the-record — on-record.
  • one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
  • one-stop shop — an establishment where many different services or products are available
  • one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
  • one-upmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
  • onychomycosis — Fungal infection of the nail, especially the toenail.
  • onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
  • onychophorans — Plural form of onychophoran.
  • onychorrhexis — (pathology) fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.
  • open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open brethren — one of the two main divisions of the Plymouth Brethren that, in contrast to the Exclusive Brethren, permits contacts with members outside the sect
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