17-letter words containing o, u, t

non-communicative — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
non-institutional — of, relating to, or established by institution.
non-instructional — the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
non-reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
non-subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
nonconstitutional — of or relating to the constitution of a state, organization, etc.
nonproductiveness — The quality of being nonproductive.
nonunderstandable — Not understandable.
northcountrywoman — a female native or inhabitant of the North of England
northern studfish — See under studfish.
norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
not a happy bunny — deeply dissatisfied or discontented
not on your nelly — not under any circumstances; certainly not
not the full quid — mentally subnormal
not think much of — be unimpressed by
not to be outdone — You use not to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action.
notebook computer — laptop, portable
nuclear radiation — Physics. radiation in the form of elementary particles emitted by an atomic nucleus, as alpha rays or gamma rays, produced by decay of radioactive substances or by nuclear fission.
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
number eight iron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.
number three wood — spoon (def 5).
numerical control — control of a machine tool, or other device used in a manufacturing process, by a computer, other control circuitry, or recorded digital commands.
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
off duty, on duty — If someone such as a policeman or a nurse is off duty, they are not working. If someone is on duty, they are working.
office automation — a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office.
oil of turpentine — a colorless, flammable, volatile essential oil having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, obtained from turpentine oleoresin by distillation: used in paints and varnishes, and in medicine as a carminative, vermifuge, expectorant, rubefacient, and, formerly, as a diuretic.
old south arabian — a group of four closely related Semitic languages, having a writing system and used from about the eighth to the fifth centuries b.c. in the southern part of Arabia.
olympic mountains — a mountain range in NW Washington: part of the Coast Range. Highest peak: Mount Olympus, 2427 m (7965 ft)
on (or off) duty — at (or temporarily relieved from) one's work, duty, etc.
on cruise control — If you say that someone is on cruise control in a contest, you mean that they are winning the contest easily and without needing to make a lot of effort.
on second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
on the foundation — an endowment or legacy for the perpetual support of an institution such as a school or hospital
on-the-job injury — On-the-job injury is bodily harm that is caused while you are doing your job.
opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
opportunistically — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
optical computing — (hardware) (Or "Optical Signal Processing") Operating on data represented using electromagnetic radiation, e.g. visible light, instead of the electrical signals used in a conventional electronic digital computer. Electronic digital computers are built from transistors. These form components that store data and logic gates that perform the low-level Boolean operations such as AND, OR and NOT that are the basis of all digital computation. The optical equivalent requires material with a non-linear refractive index such that light beams can interact with each other to perform the same Boolean operations. Though the photons that carry optical signals offer some theoretical advantages over the electrons that carry electronic signals, there are many practical problems that would have to be overcome before optical computing could compete in terms of cost, power and speed.
organ-pipe cactus — a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
osculating circle — circle of curvature.
out at the elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
out for the count — If someone is out for the count, they are unconscious or very deeply asleep.
out in left field — Baseball. the area of the outfield to the left of center field, as viewed from home plate. the position of the player covering this area.
out of all reason — unreasonable
out of commission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
out of harm's way — If someone or something is out of harm's way, they are in a safe place away from danger or from the possibility of being damaged.
out of 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.
out of one's mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
out of proportion — exaggerated, excessive
out of the window — dispensed with; disregarded

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