12-letter words containing r, h, n, e
- northwestern — Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
- northwesters — Plural form of northwester.
- northwestnet — (NWNET) Kochmer, J., and NorthWestNet, "The Internet Passport: NorthWestNets Guide to Our World Online", NorthWestNet, Bellevue, WA, 1992.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
- nowhere near — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- nychthemeron — a twenty-four hour span that includes a night and a day
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- on the alert — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- on the brain — constantly in mind
- on the cards — likely
- on the cross — diagonally
- on the fritz — on the fritz, not in working order: Our TV went on the fritz last night.
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- on the outer — excluded or neglected
- on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- on the ropes — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- one or other — You use one or other to refer to one or more things or people in a group, when it does not matter which particular one or ones are thought of or chosen.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
- or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
- orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
- orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- ortho-xylene — Chemistry. a clear, colorless, poisonous, flammable liquid, C 8 H 10 , the ortho isomer of xylene: used chiefly in the synthesis of phthalic anhydride.
- orthocenters — Plural form of orthocenter.
- orthodonture — orthodontia (def 2).
- orthogenesis — Biology. Also called orthoselection. evolution of a species proceeding by continuous structural changes in a single lineage without presenting a branching pattern of descent. a theory that the evolution of a species in a continuous, nonbranching manner is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species and not subject to natural selection.
- orthogenetic — pertaining to or exhibiting orthogenesis.
- orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
- orthotonesis — accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- other income — Other income is income that does not come from a company's main business, such as interest.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overlengthen — to extend excessively
- overnighting — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- overrashness — the act of being overrash
- overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- ozonic ether — a solution of hydrogen peroxide in ethyl ether.