13-letter words containing u, n, a, t
- octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
- 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.
- on a suddenty — suddenly, unexpectedly
- on account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- on no account — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- open fracture — compound fracture.
- open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- oral solution — An oral solution is a medicine in liquid form for drinking.
- 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 and about — busy, active outside the home
- out of action — If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used.
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- out of season — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- out on a limb — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
- out one's way — in, to, or near one's neighborhood
- out-and-outer — a person who does things with excessive thoroughness; extremist.
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- 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.
- outmanipulate — to surpass in manipulation
- outmanoeuvred — Simple past tense and past participle of outmanoeuvre.
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- 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.
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- over-abundant — 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.
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- overvaluation — to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property.
- p'u-t'ung hua — the form of Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, adopted as the official national language of China.
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- pandiculation — the act of stretching oneself.
- pantagruelian — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- parallel turn — a turn, executed by shifting one's weight, in which the skis stay parallel
- paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
- parental unit — of or relating to a parent.
- 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.
- passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- patch pumpkin — pumpkin