15-letter words containing t, o, n, a, v
- native compiler — (programming, tool) A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
- navajo mountain — a solitary dome-shaped mountain in SE Utah. 10,388 feet (3168 meters).
- navigation acts — any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
- navigation laws — laws relating to navigation
- negative income — invested income that has produced a loss and hence may yield a tax deduction.
- negative option — a clause in a sales contract, as for a series of books or records, that provides that merchandise will be sent periodically to the subscriber unless he or she notifies the company in writing that it is not wanted.
- negative profit — a financial loss
- neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- neoconservative — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- non-achievement — lack of achievement
- non-acquisitive — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- non-contrastive — not contrastive.
- non-cooperative — failure or refusal to cooperate.
- non-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
- non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- non-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- non-penetrative — (of sexual activity) not involving penetration by the penis
- non-qualitative — pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities.
- non-substantive — a noun.
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- non-traversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- nonadjudicative — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- nonanticipative — Not anticipative.
- nonavailability — A lack of availability.
- nonconservation — A failure to conserve.
- nonconservative — Not conservative.
- nonconventional — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- nondegenerative — tending to degenerate.
- nonexploitative — not exploitative
- nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- nongovernmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- nonquantitative — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- nonrelativistic — not concerned with or involving the theory of relativity
- north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
- north vancouver — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- not give a damn — If you say that someone does not give a damn about something, you are emphasizing that they do not care about it at all.
- not give a hoot — not care
- not give a shit — to not care at all
- not have a bean — to be without money
- nova scotia lox — a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
- observation car — a railroad passenger car having a lounge or platform from which the scenery can be viewed.
- observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
- oldenbarneveldt — Johan van. 1547–1619, Dutch statesman, regarded as a founder of Dutch independence; the leading figure (from 1586) in the United Provinces of the Netherlands: executed by Maurice of Nassau
- olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.
- over-accentuate — to give emphasis or prominence to.
- over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- over-assessment — too much assessment
- over-compensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.