16-letter words containing ome
- heterometabolous — undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage.
- heteropalindrome — Something that spells something else when reversed, a semordnilap.
- home health aide — a worker, usually trained and state-certified, who provides care for elderly, sick, or disabled people in their own home.
- home heating oil — fuel oil for domestic central heating
- home-equity loan — a loan that uses equity in the borrower's home as collateral.
- homeless shelter — a hostel for homeless people
- homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
- homeroom teacher — the teacher attached to the homeroom of a group of students
- hydrometeorology — the study of atmospheric water, especially precipitation, as it affects agriculture, water supply, flood control, power generation, etc.
- in someone's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- income statement — an accounting of income and expenses that indicates a firm's net profit or loss over a certain period of time, usually one year.
- lightbulb moment — a moment of sudden inspiration, revelation, or recognition
- macrometeorology — the study of large-scale atmospheric phenomena, as the general circulation of the air or global weather conditions.
- marine barometer — a barometer for use on shipboard, especially one mounted on gimbals so as to minimize the effects of the motion of the vessel.
- menometrorrhagia — (pathology) Excessive uterine bleeding occurring outside of the normal menstrual period.
- micrometeorology — the study of local and small-scale atmospheric phenomena, usually confined to the physical and dynamic occurrences within a shallow stratum of air adjacent to the ground.
- micrometer screw — a screw with a fine thread of definite pitch, such as that of a micrometer gauge
- microphotometric — of, involving, or relating to microphotometry
- montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.
- myelomeningocele — (pathology) A form of spina bifida characterized by protrusion of the spinal meninges.
- nick someone for — to defraud someone to the extent of
- operating income — revenue from business operations after operating expenses are deducted from gross income.
- perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
- phenomenological — the study of phenomena.
- pico de sao tome — an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Gabon, just N of the equator: the larger component of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 318 sq. mi. (824 sq. km).
- privet andromeda — a spreading shrub, Lyonia ligustrina, of the eastern U.S., having leafless, white flowers in terminal clusters.
- prometheus bound — a tragedy (c457 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- proslambanomenos — the lowest note of the scale in ancient Greek music
- proteus syndrome — a condition caused by malfunction in cell growth, in which bone and flesh tissue overgrow in localized areas of the body
- put someone wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
- romeo and juliet — a tragedy (produced between 1591 and 1596) by Shakespeare.
- semidomesticated — living in a state of partial domestication.
- situation comedy — a comedy drama, especially a television series made up of discrete episodes about the same group of characters, as members of a family.
- somehow or other — in an undetermined way
- something fierce — desperately, intensely
- soufflé omelette — a very light fluffy dish made with egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites
- spanish omelette — an omelette made by adding green peppers, onions, tomato, etc, to the eggs
- spectrobolometer — an instrument consisting of a spectroscope and a bolometer, for determining the distribution of radiant energy in a spectrum.
- sphygmomanometer — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- sphygmomanometry — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- square kilometer — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one kilometer on each side. 2 , sq. km. Abbreviation: km.
- stand to someone — to be useful to someone
- teachable moment — a specific occurrence, situation, or experience that can be used to teach people about something more general: Her death created a teachable moment about prescription drug abuse.
- the home nations — the countries that make up the United Kingdom: England, N. Ireland, Scotland & Wales
- the human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
- to come a gutzer — to make an error or blunder
- to come to blows — If two people or groups come to blows, they start fighting.
- trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
- unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income