18-letter words containing s, t, r, a

nightmare scenario — If you describe a situation or event as a nightmare scenario, you mean that it is the worst possible thing that could happen.
nike of samothrace — a Greek marble statue (c200 b.c.) of Nike found at Samothrace and now in the Louvre, Paris.
no-fault insurance — Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
nocturnal emission — the release of semen during sleep, often during a sexual dream.
nominative-address — a noun naming the person to whom one is speaking.
non-characteristic — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
non-circumstantial — of pertaining to, or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result.
non-conversational — able or ready to converse; given to conversation.
non-discriminative — constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.
non-representation — the act of representing.
non-understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
nonaggression pact — an agreement between two nations not to attack each other, usually for a specified period of years
nonintercourse act — the act of Congress (1809) prohibiting all shipping and trade between the United States and British- or French-controlled ports.
nonpartisan league — a political organization of farmers, founded in North Dakota in 1915, and extending to many states west of the Mississippi, with the aim of influencing agricultural legislation in state legislatures.
nonpreferentialism — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
north saskatchewan — a river in S central Canada, flowing E from the Rocky Mountains and joining the South Saskatchewan River to form the Saskatchewan River. 760 miles (1223 km) long.
north truchas peak — a mountain in N New Mexico, near Santa Fe: one of the three Truchas Peaks. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
northeast by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbN.
northeast corridor — the long, narrow strip of land between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., containing many adjacent urban areas.
northern cameroons — German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
northern transvaal — province of South Africa, in the N part: 47,599 sq mi (123,280 sq km); pop. 5,202,000; cap. Pietersburg
not a pretty sight — If you say that someone or something is not a pretty sight, you mean that it is not pleasant to look at.
nurse practitioner — a registered nurse who has received special training for diagnosing and treating routine or minor ailments. Abbreviation: NP.
nurse-practitioner — a registered nurse who has received special training for diagnosing and treating routine or minor ailments. Abbreviation: NP.
nursery facilities — places where young children are looked after
off-street parking — spaces for cars located on private property rather than on a public street
offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
official solicitor — an officer of the Supreme Court of Judicature with special responsibilities for protecting the interests of persons under disability
offset lithography — offset (def 6).
on that/this score — You can use on that score or on this score to refer to something that has just been mentioned, especially an area of difficulty or concern.
on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
one's heart bleeds — used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
open heart surgery — surgery performed on the exposed heart while a heart-lung machine pumps and oxygenates the blood and diverts it from the heart.
open-heart surgery — surgery performed on the exposed heart while a heart-lung machine pumps and oxygenates the blood and diverts it from the heart.
operating expenses — Operating expenses are expenses related to carrying out normal business activities.
operating software — software used in the operation of a computer system, typically by performing such tasks as memory allocation, job scheduling, and input/output control
operationalisation — Alternative spelling of operationalization.
operations manager — business director
optical disc drive — optical disk drive
optical disk drive — (hardware) (Or "optical disc drive", "optical storage") A generic term for any device that reads and/or writes optical media, i.e. compact discs, DVDs and/or Blu-ray discs or future media that uses light (from a small laser) to read data off a removable, rotating disk. At least one such drive is commonly installed in most personal computers to allow them to play and/or record audio and video media and load and store data such as program installers. The floppy disk has been replaced by optical media due to its vastly greater capacity, e.g. 50,000 megabytes for a dual-layer blu-ray disc compared with 1.5 megabytes for a floppy (over 30,000 times as much).
optical microscope — traditional magnifying instrument
optical soundtrack — the final soundtrack on a motion picture, which appears as a band of black and white serrations along a strip of film to the left of the composite print. Light is shined through the serrations and is converted to audible sound.
order of australia — an order awarded to Australians for outstanding achievement or for service to Australia or to humanity at large; established in 1975
organic solidarity — social cohesiveness that is based on division of labor and interdependence and is characteristic of complex, industrial societies.
oriental alabaster — alabaster (def 2).
oriental cat's-eye — a chatoyant variety of chrysoberyl, used as a gem.
oriental scops owl — any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl)
oriental shorthair — any of a breed of domestic cat, similar to the Siamese but with greenish eyes and often a coat of a solid color

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