18-letter words containing r, h, e, o

non-characteristic — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
nonachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of three isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing nine chlorine atoms.
none the worse for — not harmed by (adverse events or circumstances)
noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
north attleborough — a city in SE Massachusetts.
north bedfordshire — a city in Bedfordshire, in central England.
north college hill — a city in SW Ohio.
north lincolnshire — a unitary authority of NE England, in Lincolnshire: formerly (1975–96) part of the county of Humberside. Pop: 155 000 (2003 est). Area: 1497 sq km (578 sq miles)
north polar region — the region of land and water surrounding the North Pole.
north saskatchewan — a river in S central Canada, flowing E from the Rocky Mountains and joining the South Saskatchewan River to form the Saskatchewan River. 760 miles (1223 km) long.
north truchas peak — a mountain in N New Mexico, near Santa Fe: one of the three Truchas Peaks. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
northeast by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbN.
northeast corridor — the long, narrow strip of land between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., containing many adjacent urban areas.
northern cameroons — German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
northern territory — an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 233 300 (2012 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)
northern transvaal — province of South Africa, in the N part: 47,599 sq mi (123,280 sq km); pop. 5,202,000; cap. Pietersburg
northwest by north — a point on the compass, 11°15′ north of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbN.
norwegian elkhound — one of a breed of dogs having a short, compact body, short, pointed ears, and a thick, gray coat, raised originally in Norway for hunting elk and other game.
not a pretty sight — If you say that someone or something is not a pretty sight, you mean that it is not pleasant to look at.
not breathe a word — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
not have the heart — If you want to do something but do not have the heart to do it, you do not do it because you know it will make someone unhappy or disappointed.
oak-leaf hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea quercifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having lobed leaves and pyramidal clusters of white flowers.
octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
officer of the day — an officer who has charge of the guard and prisoners on an assigned day at a military installation. Abbreviation: OD, O.D., O.O.D.
offset lithography — offset (def 6).
on that/this score — You can use on that score or on this score to refer to something that has just been mentioned, especially an area of difficulty or concern.
on the back burner — low priority
on the credit side — You say on the credit side in order to introduce one or more good things about a situation or person, usually when you have already mentioned the bad things about them.
on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
on the ragged edge — precariously close to loss of self-control, mental stability, etc.
on the strength of — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
one way or another — somehow, by some means
one's heart bleeds — used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
open heart surgery — surgery performed on the exposed heart while a heart-lung machine pumps and oxygenates the blood and diverts it from the heart.
open-heart surgery — surgery performed on the exposed heart while a heart-lung machine pumps and oxygenates the blood and diverts it from the heart.
optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
oriental cockroach — a dark-brown cockroach, Blatta orientalis, thought to have originated in Asia but now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution.
oriental shorthair — any of a breed of domestic cat, similar to the Siamese but with greenish eyes and often a coat of a solid color
orthopedic surgery — corrective operation on bones or joints
out of the running — the act of a person, animal, or thing that runs.
outer automorphism — an automorphism that is not an inner automorphism.
outreach programme — a programme designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
ovariohysterectomy — Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus.
over and done with — If you say that something is over and done with, you mean that it is completely finished and you do not have to think about it any more.
over the long term — in the future
overhead projector — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
overnight telegram — a type of domestic telegram sent at a reduced rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted until midnight for delivery the following day.
paint the town red — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
palaeoanthropology — the branch of anthropology concerned with primitive man
palmer archipelago — a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the NW coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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