14-letter words containing u, n, l, e
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nouvelle vague — a new wave, trend, movement, phase, etc., especially in an art form.
- nuclear energy — energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion.
- nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
- nuclear winter — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations.
- nuclearization — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- nuisance value — the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
- null character — Computers. a control character representing nothing, with the value of binary zero, but having special meaning when interpreted as text, as in marking the end of character strings.
- nulli secundus — second to none
- numeral system — any notation for the representation of numerals or numbers.
- nursery school — a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.
- nursery slopes — gentle slopes used by beginners in skiing
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- nutraceuticals — Plural form of nutraceutical.
- oblique motion — the relative motion of two melodic parts in which one remains in place or moves relatively little while the other moves more actively.
- occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- oleaginousness — The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- omnibus volume — a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume
- on the lookout — keeping watch
- on your mettle — If you are on your mettle, you are ready to do something as well as you can, because you know that you are being tested or challenged.
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- outgeneralling — Present participle of outgeneral.
- outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- overevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- overgenerously — in an overgenerous manner
- overindulgence — excessive indulgence
- overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
- overpopulation — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- painted turtle — a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace.
- paper nautilus — any dibranchiate cephalopod of the genus Argonauta, the female of which has a delicate, white shell.
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
- particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
- peanut allergy — a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts and peanut substances which can lead to severe physical symptoms if peanuts or peanut substances are consumed
- peanut gallery — Informal. the rearmost and cheapest section of seats in the balcony or the uppermost balcony of a theater.