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14-letter words containing r, o, d

  • oral tradition — a community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth or example from one generation to another without written instruction.
  • orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
  • orchard oriole — a North American oriole, Icterus spurius, the male of which is chestnut and black.
  • order of merit — an order conferred on civilians and servicemen for eminence in any field
  • ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • ordinary point — Mathematics. a point in a domain in which a given function of a complex variable is analytic.
  • ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.
  • ordinary stock — British. common stock.
  • ordnance corps — a combat support military unit responsible for developing and maintaining weapons and weapon systems
  • ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
  • orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
  • orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
  • osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
  • osteodermatous — characterized by osteodermal skin
  • osteodystrophy — (medicine) Any abnormal or defective development of a bone.
  • other-directed — guided by a set of values that is derived from current trends or outward influences rather than from within oneself.
  • out from under — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
  • outboard motor — a portable gasoline engine with propeller and tiller, clamped on the stern of a boat.
  • 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).
  • ovariectomized — Simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize.
  • over and above — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
  • 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-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • over-advertise — to advertise too much
  • over-confident — too confident.
  • over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
  • over-dignified — to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.
  • over-dramatize — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
  • over-fulfilled — to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
  • over-organized — to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
  • over-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
  • overbejewelled — wearing an excessive amount of jewellery, or excessively decorated
  • overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
  • overconfidence — too confident.
  • overcontrolled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
  • overdecoration — excessive decoration
  • overdependence — the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
  • overdetermined — excessively or unduly determined.
  • overdeveloping — Present participle of overdevelop.
  • overdistention — the act of distending or the state of being distended.
  • overdramatized — Simple past tense and past participle of overdramatize.
  • overemphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
  • overemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize.
  • overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
  • overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • overhead valve — a valve in a type of internal-combustion engine in which the inlet and exhaust valves are in the cylinder head above the pistons
  • overindulgence — excessive indulgence
  • overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
  • overland trail — any of various routes traveled by settlers from the Missouri River to Oregon and California beginning in the 1840s.
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