12-letter words containing s, u, r, n, o
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonfrivolous — not frivolous
- nonglamorous — not glamorous
- nonhazardous — Not hazardous; safe.
- noninsurance — the condition or state of not having insurance
- nonintrusive — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- nonpurposive — lacking purpose
- nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- nonstatutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- nonuniversal — Not universal.
- norton sound — an arm of the Bering Sea on the W coast of Alaska, S of the Seward Peninsula. About 150 miles (240 km) long and 125 miles (200 km) wide.
- nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- numbers pool — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- numerousness — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- nurserywomen — Plural form of nurserywoman.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- nutritionist — a person who is trained or expert in the science of nutrition.
- nutritiously — In a way that provides nutrition; nourishment; food.
- oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
- obstructions — Plural form of obstruction.
- odd-man rush — an attacking move when the defence is outnumbered by the opposing team
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- oil industry — petroleum-processing business
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- oleoresinous — pertaining to, characteristic of, or containing oleoresin.
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
- omnivorously — eating both animal and plant foods.
- on all fours — all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours.
- on your side — If something is on your side or if you have it on your side, it helps you when you are trying to achieve something.
- oncornavirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- 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.
- opportunists — Plural form of opportunist.
- oracularness — the state of being oracular
- ortho-cousin — parallel cousin.
- orthocousins — the children of two brothers or two sisters
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- outstripping — to outdo; surpass; excel.