14-letter words containing s, g
- nonprogressive — not progressive; old-fashioned
- nonsegregation — the quality or condition of being nonsegregated
- nonsignificant — (sciences) Lacking statistical significance.
- norman english — the dialect of English used by the Norman conquerors of England
- notes inégales — (esp in French baroque music) notes written down evenly but executed as if they were divided into pairs of long and short notes
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
- nursing sister — a female nurse, sometimes of a high grade
- nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
- odontoglossums — Plural form of odontoglossum.
- oehlenschläger — Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- oesophagoscope — Alternative form of esophagoscope.
- off one's game — playing badly
- okavango basin — a river in SW central Africa, rising in central Angola and flowing southeast, then east as part of the border between Angola and Namibia, then southeast across the Caprivi Strip into Botswana to form a great marsh known as the Okavango Basin, Delta or Swamp. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)
- old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
- oleaginousness — The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness.
- oligopsonistic — Being or pertaining to oligopsony.
- oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
- on consignment — the act of consigning.
- on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- oncogeneticist — a medical specialist in oncogenesis
- one's eighties — the ages between 80–89
- operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
- operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
- opisthoglossal — (of the tongues of amphibians) attached at the front as opposed to the rear
- opisthographic — written on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- opthalmologist — Misspelling of ophthalmologist.
- orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
- organisational — (British) alternative spelling of organizational.
- organosiloxane — a siloxane containing an organic group.
- ornithologists — Plural form of ornithologist.
- oscillographic — Of or pertaining to an oscillograph.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
- osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
- osteologically — Concerning only the osteological aspects.
- outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
- outrageousness — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- overaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
- overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
- overgenerously — in an overgenerous manner
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious