16-letter words containing t, o, r, s
- nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
- noise prevention — the prevention of annoying or harmful noise in an environment
- non-aristocratic — of or relating to government by an aristocracy.
- non-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- non-intersecting — to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
- non-narcissistic — having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
- non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
- non-sporting dog — one of any of several breeds of variously sized dogs that may have been developed to hunt or work but now are usually bred for show or as a pet, including the Bichon Frise, bulldog, dalmatian, chow chow, keeshond, and poodle.
- non-standardized — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- non-transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
- nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
- nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
- north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
- north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
- northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
- northwesternmost — Farthest northwest.
- not miss a trick — to be very alert
- not worth a shit — useless, valueless, etc.
- nothing short of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
- objective spirit — the human spirit, insofar as it has become capable of a rational identification of its individual self with the community of other spirits but is not yet capable of the identification with the absolute idea that characterizes the absolute spirit.
- obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
- observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
- observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
- observationality — The property of being observational.
- obstreperousness — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
- obstructionistic — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- obtuse bisectrix — See under bisectrix (def 1).
- october surprise — a major event, occurring shortly before a presidential election, which influences the result
- odds are against — If you say that the odds are against something or someone, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed.
- odontoid process — the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck
- oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
- off one's stroke — performing or working less well than usual
- off-the-shoulder — not covering the shoulder
- ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
- oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
- on a trial basis — for the purpose of assessment
- on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
- on the stroke of — punctually at
- on your doorstep — If a place is on your doorstep, it is very near to where you live. If something happens on your doorstep, it happens very close to where you live.