14-letter words containing o, s, t, r, e

not merely sth — You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
nutritiousness — providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.
obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
oblique stroke — (character) "/". Common names include: (forward) slash; stroke; ITU-T: slant; oblique stroke. Rare: diagonal; solidus; over; slak; virgule; INTERCAL: slat. Commonly used as the division operator in programming, and to separate the components in Unix pathnames, and hence also in URLs. Also used to delimit regular expressions in several languages.
obstreperously — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
oestrous cycle — a hormonally controlled cycle of activity of the reproductive organs in many female mammals. The follicular stage (growth of the Graafian follicles, thickening of the lining of the uterus, secretion of oestrogen, and ovulation, is succeeded by the luteal phase (formation of the corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone), followed by regression and a return to the first stage
of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
of set purpose — with a specific end in view
off the charts — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
off the shears — (of a sheep) newly shorn
old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
on easy street — well-to-do; in easy circumstances
on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
on the streets — earning a living as a prostitute
on the surface — to all appearances
ondes martenot — an electronic keyboard instrument in which the frequency of an oscillator is varied to produce separate musical notes
one's thirties — the ages between 30–39
one-horse town — a small or obscure town
one-way street — If you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it.
oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
open to offers — If you are open to offers, you are willing to do something if someone will pay you an amount of money that you think is reasonable.
operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
options market — a market in which options are traded
or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
oral eroticism — libidinal pleasure derived from the lips and mouth, for example by kissing
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.
orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.
orient express — an express passenger train in service between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 1977, using various routes. Some or parts of the routes continue to be served by regular service and by rail tours.
ornamentations — Plural form of ornamentation.
orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
orthophosphate — a salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid, or any compound containing the trivalent group −PO 4 .
orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
osteoarthritic — Affected with osteoarthritis.
osteoarthritis — the most common form of arthritis, usually occurring after middle age, marked by chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints leading to pain, stiffness, and swelling.
osteoarthroses — chronic, noninflammatory arthritis.
osteoarthrosis — chronic, noninflammatory arthritis.
osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
osteodermatous — characterized by osteodermal skin

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