15-letter words containing t, e, r, h

northern lights — aurora borealis.
northern oriole — an oriole, Icterus galbula, of North America, with highly distinctive eastern and western subspecies that interbreed in the Great Plains region.
northern paiute — a member of an American Indian people of Nevada, Oregon, and California, allied to the Paiute.
northern parula — any of several American wood warblers of the genus Parula, especially P. americana (northern parula) having bluish plumage with a yellow throat and breast.
northern sennet — any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
norwich terrier — one of an English breed of small, short-legged terriers having a straight, wiry, red, gray, or black-and-tan coat, and erect ears that distinguish it from the Norfolk terrier.
not in the race — given or having no chance
nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
nutcracker chin — a strong-looking chin
nyquist theorem — (communications) A theorem stating that when an analogue waveform is digitised, only the frequencies in the waveform below half the sampling frequency will be recorded. In order to reconstruct (interpolate) a signal from a sequence of samples, sufficient samples must be recorded to capture the peaks and troughs of the original waveform. If a waveform is sampled at less than twice its frequency the reconstructed waveform will effectively contribute only noise. This phenomenon is called "aliasing" (the high frequencies are "under an alias"). This is why the best digital audio is sampled at 44,000 Hz - twice the average upper limit of human hearing. The Nyquist Theorem is not specific to digitised signals (represented by discrete amplitude levels) but applies to any sampled signal (represented by discrete time values), not just sound.
of the order of — having an approximately specified size or quantity
off the trolley — Describes the behaviour of a program that malfunctions and goes catatonic, but doesn't actually crash or abort. See glitch, bug, deep space.
okhotsk current — a cold ocean current flowing SW from the Bering Sea, E of the Kurile Islands, along the E coast of Japan where it meets the Japan Current.
old father time — time personified
omnium gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
omnium-gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
on (the) record — recorded; publicly or officially declared or known
on a shoestring — If you do something or make something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.
on short notice — with little warning
on the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
on the decrease — decreasing
on the increase — growing, increasing
on the order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
on the port bow — within 45 degrees to the port of straight ahead
on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
on the verge of — about to
on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
one's last hour — the time of one's death
open your mouth — If you say that someone does not open their mouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all.
orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
organophosphate — Biochemistry. any of a variety of organic compounds that contain phosphorus and often have intense neurotoxic activity: originally developed as nerve gases, now widely used as insecticides and fire retardants.
ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
ortho-toluidine — Chemistry. a light-yellow, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the ortho isomer of toluidine: used in the manufacture of dyes, saccharin, and other organic compounds, and in textile printing processes.
orthokeratology — a technique for correcting refractive errors in vision by changing the shape of the cornea with the temporary use of progressively flatter hard contact lenses.
orthopaedic bed — a specially firm bed designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
otaheite orange — a small citrus bush, Citrus limonia otaitensis, having fragrant flowers and small orange fruit, often cultivated as a houseplant.
outreach worker — a person who does work designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
overorchestrate — to compose or arrange excessively
overthrust belt — an elongate area in which thick rock layers have been pushed over one another by compressional forces within the earth's crust.
oyster mushroom — oyster cap.
oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology

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