16-letter words containing u, t, r, n

numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
nutcracker suite — a ballet and concert suite (1892) arranged by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky from his orchestral work for a ballet, The Nutcracker.
oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
obstreperousness — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
obstructionistic — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
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.
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
online thesaurus — a thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms, such as Thesaurus.com, available on the Internet or the World Wide Web, accessed through a web browser, and used by entering a query term into a search box on the site. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that smart, as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.
operating budget — money allocated to a project
operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
opportunity cost — the money or other benefits lost when pursuing a particular course of action instead of a mutually-exclusive alternative: The company cannot afford the opportunity cost attached to policy decisions made by the current CEO.
opportunity shop — a shop selling second-hand goods for charitable funds
orthodoxy sunday — a solemn festival held on the first Sunday of Lent (Orthodoxy Sunday) commemorating the restoration of the use of icons in the church (a.d. 842) and the triumph over all heresies.
out of your mind — If you say that someone is out of their mind, you mean that they are mad or very foolish.
out on one's ear — dismissed unceremoniously
outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
over-communicate — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
over-the-counter — unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC.
overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
overcautiousness — the quality or state of being too cautious, wary, or careful
overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
overurbanization — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
oxidation number — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
paediatric nurse — a nurse who specializes in the care of children
paint-by-numbers — formulaic; showing no original thought or creativity
painted trillium — a North American trillium, Trillium undulatum, having white flowers streaked with pink or purple.
pairs tournament — an event in a sport such as tennis or darts open to pairs of competitors
palomar mountain — mountain in SW Calif., near San Diego: site of an astronomical observatory: 6,140 ft (1,871 m)
pancreatic juice — a thick, colorless, very alkaline fluid secreted by the pancreas, containing enzymes that break down protein, fat, and starch.
partial function — A function which is not defined for all arguments of its input type. E.g. f(x) = 1/x if x /= 0. The opposite of a total function. In denotational semantics, a partial function f : D -> C may be represented as a total function ft : D' -> lift(C) where D' is a superset of D and ft x = f x if x in D ft x = bottom otherwise where lift(C) = C U bottom. Bottom (LaTeX \perp) denotes "undefined".
paterson's curse — a purple-flowered noxious plant, Echium plantagineum, a close relative of viper's bugloss, naturalized in Australia and NZ where its harmfulness to livestock has prompted attempts to limit its spread
peninsular state — Florida (used as a nickname).
period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
perpendicularity — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
perpetual motion — the motion of a theoretical mechanism that, without any losses due to friction or other forms of dissipation of energy, would continue to operate indefinitely at the same rate without any external energy being applied to it.
personal tuition — private tuition
personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
peruvian rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
peter stuyvesant — Peter, 1592–1672, Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64.

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