12-letter words containing s, t, e, r, n
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
- nuclear test — a test carried out on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- oil minister — a government official responsible for the oil industry in their country
- on the cards — likely
- on the cross — diagonally
- on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- on the ropes — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- open cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
- orientations — Plural form of orientation.
- ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
- orthocenters — Plural form of orthocenter.
- orthogenesis — Biology. Also called orthoselection. evolution of a species proceeding by continuous structural changes in a single lineage without presenting a branching pattern of descent. a theory that the evolution of a species in a continuous, nonbranching manner is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species and not subject to natural selection.
- orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
- orthotonesis — accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- paracenteses — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- paracentesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parenthesize — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- pass pattern — a planned course for a receiver who is the target of a forward pass.
- pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pastoralness — the quality or state of being pastoral or rural
- pasture land — grassland used for grazing
- pastures new — If someone leaves for greener pastures, or in British English pastures new, they leave their job, their home, or the situation they are in for something they think will be much better.
- patent rolls — (in Britain) the register of patents issued
- pencil skirt — women's garment: straight skirt