14-letter words containing r, h, o, e
- noninheritable — Not inheritable.
- nonphilosopher — a person who is not a philosopher
- nontheoretical — not confined to the theoretical realm; actual
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- nonthreatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- norepinephrine — Also called noradrenaline. Physiology. a neurotransmitter, released by adrenergic nerve terminals in the autonomic and possibly the central nervous system, that has such effects as constricting blood vessels, raising blood pressure, and dilating bronchi.
- norethisterone — 19-nor-17\u03b1-ethynyltestosterone, a progestogen used in some combined oral contraceptives.
- norman english — the dialect of English used by the Norman conquerors of England
- north american — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
- north ayrshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the N part of the historical county of Ayrshire, including the Isle of Arran; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Irvine. Pop: 136 030 (2003 est). Area: 884 sq km (341 sq miles)
- north bellmore — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
- north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
- north somerset — a unitary authority of SW England, in Somerset: formerly (1974–96) part of the county of Avon. Pop: 191 400 (2003 est). Area: 375 sq km (145 sq miles)
- north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
- north-easterly — A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east.
- north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
- northeasterner — a native or inhabitant of the northeast.
- northeastwards — northeastward.
- northern canoe — a large, heavy canoe used to transport supplies.
- northern cross — six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.
- northern crown — the constellation Corona Borealis.
- northern dvina — Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- northern irish — from or characteristic of Northern Ireland
- northern isles — Orkney and Shetland
- northern porgy — a common sparid fish, Stenotomus chrysops, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- northwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the northwest.
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- not merely sth — You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
- notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
- noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
- nursery school — a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.
- nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
- oceanic trench — a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust, usually lying above a subduction zone
- oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
- oehlenschläger — Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist
- of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- off the charts — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- off the record — making or affording a record.
- off the shears — (of a sheep) newly shorn
- off-the-record — not for publication; not to be quoted: a candidate's off-the-record remarks to reporters.
- oligomenorrhea — abnormally infrequent menstruation.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- on home ground — If you say that someone is on their home ground, you mean that they are in or near where they work or live, and feel confident and secure because of this.
- on one's honor — staking one's good name or one's truthfulness, trustworthiness, or reliability
- on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
- on the average — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- on the horizon — between land and sky