13-letter words containing u, n, a, r, o
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
- novo hamburgo — a city in Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil.
- novum organum — a philosophical work in Latin (1620) by Francis Bacon, presenting an inductive method for scientific and philosophical inquiry.
- nuclear force — strong interaction
- nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
- numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
- nutritionally — Concerning nutrition.
- oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- old bulgarian — the Bulgarian language of the Middle Ages.
- on sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
- on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- on your guard — If you are on your guard or on guard, you are being very careful because you think a situation might become difficult or dangerous.
- on your marks — On your marks in British English, or on your mark in American English, is a command given to runners at the beginning of a race in order to get them into the correct position to start.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- open fracture — compound fracture.
- oraculousness — the state of being oraculous
- oral solution — An oral solution is a medicine in liquid form for drinking.
- orange roughy — a marine food fish, Hoplosthenus atlanticus, of S Pacific waters
- orange squash — an orange-flavoured drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water
- organ-builder — a maker of organs
- organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
- orthognathous — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- out-and-outer — a person who does things with excessive thoroughness; extremist.
- outdoorswoman — a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.
- outgeneraling — Present participle of outgeneral.
- outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outmaneuvered — Simple past tense and past participle of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvred — Simple past tense and past participle of outmanoeuvre.
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- outward bound — (in Britain) a scheme to provide adventure training for young people
- outward-bound — headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- overenamoured — excessively fond
- overencourage — to encourage too much
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value
- overrun brake — a brake fitted to a trailer or other towed vehicle that prevents the towed vehicle travelling faster than the towing vehicle when slowing down or descending an incline
- overvaluation — to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property.
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- parade ground — A parade ground is an area of ground where soldiers practise marching and have parades.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.