12-letter words containing o, u, t, i, n
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
- obstructions — Plural form of obstruction.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- offputtingly — In an offputting manner.
- oil industry — petroleum-processing business
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- on the quiet — If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it.
- open circuit — a discontinuous circuit through which no current can flow.
- opportunists — Plural form of opportunist.
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- ortho-cousin — parallel cousin.
- orthocousins — the children of two brothers or two sisters
- ostentatious — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- otacousticon — (now rare) An instrument to aid hearing, such as an ear trumpet or hearing aid.
- out of joint — the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.
- out of print — of, for, or comprising newspapers and magazines: print media.
- out-building — a detached building subordinate to a main building.
- out-of-print — being no longer published; no longer printed or reprinted: a bookstore specializing in out-of-print books.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- outbuildings — Plural form of outbuilding.
- outcompeting — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- outgoingness — The state or condition of being outgoing; gregariousness, extroversion.
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- outlet point — an opening (on a pipe, etc) permitting escape or release (of liquid, etc)
- outline font — (text) (Or "vector font") A font defined as a set of lines and curves as opposed to a bitmap font. An outline font (e.g. PostScript, TrueType, RISC OS) can be scaled to any size and otherwise transformed more easily than a bitmap font, and with more attractive results, though this requires a lot of numerical processing. The result of transforming a character in an outline font in a particular way is often saved as a bitmap in a font cache to avoid repeating the calculations if that character is to be drawn again.
- outmigration — to leave a region, community, etc., to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory: People are no longer out-migrating from the South in such large numbers.
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- outside lane — the lane on a motorway where overtaking of other vehicles is permitted and vehicles can travel fastest
- outside line — an external telephone connection
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- outstandings — Outstanding amounts; unpaid debts.
- outstripping — to outdo; surpass; excel.
- outthrusting — Present participle of outthrust.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- p-n junction — a boundary between a p-type and n-type semiconductor that functions as a rectifier and is used in diodes and junction transistors
- panic button — an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- perfusionist — a medical technician or nurse who monitors and operates equipment that oxygenates the blood, as during open-heart surgery
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.