12-letter words containing t, o, p, e

on one's pat — alone; on one's own
on the cheap — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
on the panel — receiving sickness benefit, esp from the government
on the phone — having a telephone conversation
on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
on the ropes — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
on the stump — If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
onomatapoeia — Misspelling of onomatopoeia.
onomatopoeia — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
onomatopoeic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
oophorectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
open account — current account (def 1).
open circuit — a discontinuous circuit through which no current can flow.
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.
open couplet — a couplet that concludes with a run-on line.
open desktop — (operating system, product) A Motif-based graphical interface from the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), built over their Unix environment, part of the ACE initiative. Also known as "Open DeathTrap".
open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
open texture — the failure of natural languages to determine future usage, particularly the ability of predicates to permit the construction of borderline cases
open trailer — any dog that barks or bays on the trail of its quarry.
open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
open-concept — (in a house or office) having few or no internal walls or partitions
open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
open-mouthed — having the mouth open.
opendocument — (file format, standard) (ODF, ISO/IEC 26300, OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications) An XML file format for office documents, such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations, databases and word processing. OpenDocument was developed by the Open Office XML technical committee of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) consortium. It is based on the XML format originally created and implemented by the OpenOffice.org office suite. OpenDocument is an open standard, i.e. freely available and implementable. Compare OOXML.
opening time — You can refer to the time that a shop, bank, library, or bar opens for business as its opening time.
operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
operatorless — Without an operator (person who operates); fully automatic.
operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.
opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
opinionative — of, relating to, or of the nature of opinion.
opposite sex — man if woman, woman if man
oppositeness — The state or condition of being opposite.
optic center — a point about ten percent above the exact center of a printed page or layout.
optical grep — vgrep
option money — the price paid for buying an option
optogenetics — (genetics) A science that combines optics and genetics to probe neural circuits.
optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
optometrists — Plural form of optometrist.
oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
orthographer — a person versed in orthography or spelling.
orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
orthopterist — someone who studies the Orthoptera

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