16-letter words containing r, o, t, e, n

nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
north lauderdale — a city in SE Florida.
north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
north ridgeville — a town in N Ohio.
north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
northanger abbey — a novel (1818) by Jane Austen.
northern harrier — a hawk of North America and Europe, Circus cyaneus, that frequents marshes and meadows.
northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
northern whiting — northern kingfish.
northwesternmost — Farthest northwest.
not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
observationality — The property of being observational.
obstreperousness — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
odds are against — If you say that the odds are against something or someone, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed.
odontoid process — the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
off one's stroke — performing or working less well than usual
ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
old-girl network — an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old-boy network.
on (the) average — as an average quantity, rate, etc.
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
on the stroke of — punctually at
on your doorstep — If a place is on your doorstep, it is very near to where you live. If something happens on your doorstep, it happens very close to where you live.
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
one for the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
one with another — on average

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