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

on the improve — improving
on the knocker — promptly; at once
on the part of — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
on the rampage — behaving violently or destructively
on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
on the streets — earning a living as a prostitute
on the surface — to all appearances
on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
on the viretot — in a rush
on the warpath — the path or course taken by American Indians on a warlike expedition.
onchocerciasis — an infestation with filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca, common in tropical America and Africa, transmitted by black flies, and characterized by nodules under the skin, an itchy rash, eye lesions, and in severe cases, elephantiasis.
one's thirties — the ages between 30–39
one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
one-horse race — if a contest is described as a one-horse race, it is thought that one person or thing will definitely win it
one-horse town — a small or obscure town
oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
oophorectomize — to surgically remove (one or both ovaries)
open deathtrap — (abuse) An abusive hackerism for the Santa Cruz Operation's Open DeskTop. The funniest part is that this was coined by SCO's own developers. Compare AIDX, Macintrash Nominal Semidestructor, ScumOS, sun-stools, HP-SUX.
operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
ophthalmometer — an instrument for measuring the reflection of an image on the surface of the cornea and other capacities of the eye, used chiefly for determining the presence and degree of astigmatism.
ophthalmometry — the measurement and determination of the eye's defects and powers of refraction
or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
orchard oriole — a North American oriole, Icterus spurius, the male of which is chestnut and black.
orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.
ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.
organochlorine — Any of a large group of pesticides and other synthetic organic compounds with chlorinated aromatic molecules.
orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
orphan process — (operating system) A Unix process whose original parent has terminated and which has become a child of "init(1)". Compare zombie.
orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
orthonormalize — (mathematics) To make a set of vectors both orthogonal and normalized.
orthophosphate — a salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid, or any compound containing the trivalent group −PO 4 .
orthopterology — the study of the Orthoptera
orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
osteoarthritic — Affected with osteoarthritis.
osteoarthritis — the most common form of arthritis, usually occurring after middle age, marked by chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints leading to pain, stiffness, and swelling.
osteoarthroses — chronic, noninflammatory arthritis.
osteoarthrosis — chronic, noninflammatory arthritis.
osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
osteodystrophy — (medicine) Any abnormal or defective development of a bone.
other expenses — Other expenses are expenses that do not relate to a company's main business.
other-directed — guided by a set of values that is derived from current trends or outward influences rather than from within oneself.
out of nowhere — unexpectedly
out of the ark — very old; out of date
outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
over sb's head — If someone does something over another person's head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority.
over the fence — unreasonable, unfair, or unjust
over the score — excessive; unfair
overemphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
overemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize.

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