17-letter words containing t, o, e, n

nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
object complement — a word or a group of words used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer, white in They painted the house white, or an interesting speaker in They thought him an interesting speaker.
object identifier — (programming) (OID) Generally an implementation-specific integer or pointer that uniquely identifies an object.
objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
observation tower — lookout, observation point
occipital condyle — a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.
octadecanoic acid — stearic acid.
odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
off one's own bat — If someone does something off their own bat, they do it without anyone else suggesting it.
off one's trolley — trolley car.
off-year election — (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
office automation — a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office.
oil of turpentine — a colorless, flammable, volatile essential oil having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, obtained from turpentine oleoresin by distillation: used in paints and varnishes, and in medicine as a carminative, vermifuge, expectorant, rubefacient, and, formerly, as a diuretic.
old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
old red sandstone — a thick sequence of sedimentary rock (generally, but not always, red) deposited in Britain and NW Europe during the Devonian period
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on cruise control — If you say that someone is on cruise control in a contest, you mean that they are winning the contest easily and without needing to make a lot of effort.
on one's deathbed — about to die
on one's doorstep — very close or accessible
on one's own time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
on second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
on someone's tail — following or shadowing someone closely
on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
on the barrelhead — upon being presented for sale; at the time of delivery
on the debit side — the debit side of a situation is the aspect of it which is less positive, pleasant, or useful than its other aspects
on the face of it — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
on the foundation — an endowment or legacy for the perpetual support of an institution such as a school or hospital
on the front foot — at an advantage, outclassing and outmanoeuvring one's opponents
on the half shell — served raw, with seasonings, on a half shell
on the heavy side — tending to be too heavy
on the home front — domestically
on the off chance — the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all.
on the off-chance — If you do something on the off-chance, you do it because you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely.
on the other hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
on the pig's back — successful; established
on the right foot — in an auspicious manner
on the wrong foot — in an inauspicious manner
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
on-the-job injury — On-the-job injury is bodily harm that is caused while you are doing your job.
once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
once-over-lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
one for the books — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one of these days — at some future time
one size fits all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.
one-parent family — A one-parent family is a family that consists of one parent and his or her children living together.
one-size-fits-all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.
one-stop shopping — the provision of everything that a customer or client might require in one place
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
online dictionary — a dictionary that is available on the Internet or World Wide Web and accessed through a Web browser using a computer or a mobile device, primarily by typing a query term into a search box on the site. Online dictionaries like Dictionary.com offer immediate, direct access through large databases to a word's spelling and meanings, plus a host of ancillary information, including its variant spellings, pronunciation, inflected forms, origin, and derived forms, as well as supplementary notes on matters of interest or concern about how the word is used: Some people think online dictionaries will make print dictionaries obsolete.

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