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13-letter words containing u, n, e, h

  • neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
  • niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
  • night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
  • nike hercules — a 40 feet (12 meters) U.S. surface-to-air missile effective at medium to high altitudes and having a range of more than 87 miles (140 km).
  • ninety-fourth — next after the ninety-third; being the ordinal number for 94.
  • nitrous ether — ethyl nitrite.
  • non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
  • non-scheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
  • nonauthorized — Not authorized.
  • nonchurchgoer — a person who does not attend church or who attends sporadically
  • nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
  • nonhomogenous — Biology. corresponding in structure because of a common origin.
  • nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
  • nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
  • nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
  • number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
  • nursery rhyme — a short, simple poem or song for very young children, as Hickory Dickory Dock.
  • nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
  • nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
  • ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
  • octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
  • on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
  • on the bubble — in a situation in which the outcome is uncertain but already in the process of being determined or decided
  • on the button — a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
  • on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  • on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
  • one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
  • one-upmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
  • open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • opening hours — Opening hours are the times during which a shop, bank, library, or bar is open for business.
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • 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
  • osborne house — a house near Cowes on the Isle of Wight: the favourite residence of Queen Victoria, who died there; now a convalescent home
  • outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
  • overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
  • packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
  • paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
  • 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.
  • peanut heaven — peanut gallery (def 1).
  • pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
  • pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • phylloquinone — vitamin K1.
  • phytonutrient — phytochemical.
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