19-letter words containing or

motorway restaurant — a restaurant on a motorway
moving spirit/force — The moving spirit or moving force behind something is the person or thing that caused it to start and to keep going, or that influenced people to take part in it.
mud object oriented — (games) (MOO) One of the many MUD spin-offs (e.g. MUSH, MUSE, and MUX) created to diversify the realm of interactive text-based gaming. A MOO is similar to a MUSH in that the users themselves can create objects, rooms, and code to add to the environment. The most frequently used server software for running a MOO is LambdaMOO but alternatives include WinMOO and MacGoesMOO.
multinomial theorem — an expression of a power of a sum in terms of powers of the addends, a generalization of the binomial theorem.
multiplexor channel — (MPX) mainframe terminology for a slow peripheral device connection, e.g. for a printer, operator console, or card reader.
mushroom ventilator — a ventilator having at the top of a vertical shaft a broad rounded cap that can be screwed down to close it.
muster in (or out) — to enlist in (or discharge from) military service
nasty piece of work — malicious person
nathaniel hawthorne — Nathaniel, 1804–64, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
nernst heat theorem — the principle that reactions in crystalline solids involve changes in entropy that tend to zero as the temperature approaches absolute zero
nerve growth factor — a protein that promotes the growth, organization, and maintenance of sympathetic and some sensory nerve cells. Abbreviation: NGF.
network file system — (networking, operating system) (NFS) A protocol developed by Sun Microsystems, and defined in RFC 1094, which allows a computer to access files over a network as if they were on its local disks. This protocol has been incorporated in products by more than two hundred companies, and is now a de facto standard. NFS is implemented using a connectionless protocol (UDP) in order to make it stateless. See Nightmare File System, WebNFS.
network termination — (NT, NT1) A device connecting the customer's data or telephone equipment to the local ISDN exchange carrier's line. The NT device provides a connection for terminal equipment (TE) and terminal adaptor (TA) equipment to the local loop.
new york university — (NYU) Established in 1831, New York University today includes thirteen schools, colleges and divisions located in New York City's borough of Manhattan, as well as research centers and programs in the surrounding suburbs and abroad.
next door neighbour — a person who lives in the house, flat, etc, next to one's home
non-contemporaneous — living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
non-volatile memory — non-volatile storage
nonforfeiture value — any benefit, as cash or other form of insurance, available to a life-insurance policyholder who discontinues premium payments on the policy.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
norfolk island pine — a coniferous evergreen tree, Araucaria heterophylla (or A. excelsa), having whorled branches and needlelike foliage, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
normal distribution — a theoretical frequency distribution represented by a normal curve.
north new hyde park — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
north pacific ocean — the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, extending from the equator to the Arctic Ocean.
north valley stream — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
north-central state — a state of N Nigeria. Capital: Kaduna. Pop: 4 438 007 (1995 est). Area: 46 053 sq km (17 781 sq miles)
north-northeasterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northeast
north-northwesterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northwest
north-west frontier — the area roughly equivalent to the present North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, which is the days of the British Raj was regarded as one of the most remote and dangerous outposts of the British Empire
northern hemisphere — the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
northern hog sucker — black sucker.
northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
northwest territory — region north of the Ohio River, between Pa. & the Mississippi (established 1787): it now forms Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., & part of Minn.
not for much longer — if something will not happen for much longer, it will soon stop happening
not worth a cracker — worthless; useless
not worth a crumpet — utterly worthless
nothing of the sort — not at all as described
nuits-saint-georges — a fine red wine produced near the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy
o tempora! o mores! — oh the times! oh the customs!: an exclamation at the evil of them
object-oriented sql — (language) (OSQL) A functional language, a superset of SQL, used in Hewlett-Packard's OpenODB database system.
of one's own accord — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
old world scops owl — any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl)
on (or off) camera — so positioned as to be within (or out of) the camera's field of view
on (or off) course — moving (or not moving) in the intended direction
on one's high horse — acting in an arrogant, haughty, or disdainful manner
on the razor's edge — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
on top of the world — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
one's money's worth — full value for the money one has paid for something
operations director — a director or senior manager who oversees the efficiency of business operations
oral interpretation — the study and practice of vocally expressing the meaning of written compositions, especially of literature.
orange flower water — a distilled infusion of orange blossom, used in cakes, confectionery, etc

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