11-letter words containing ou
- neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- nervousness — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- neurogenous — originating in a nerve or nerve tissue.
- neurohumour — a chemical substance secreted by nerve endings; a neurohormone, particularly a neurotransmitter
- new country — a style of country music that emerged in the late 1980s characterized by a more contemporary sound and down-to-earth rather than sentimental lyrics
- new thought — a system of doctrine and practice originating in the 19th century and stressing the power of thought to control physical and mental events.
- night court — a criminal court that convenes at night for the quick disposition of charges and the granting of bail.
- ninety-four — a cardinal number, 90 plus 4.
- nitro group — the univalent group –NO 2 .
- nitrogenous — containing nitrogen.
- nitrosourea — any of various lipid-soluble, synthetic or naturally occurring alkylating agents that can cross the blood-brain barrier: used in the treatment of certain brain cancers.
- noctilucous — (obsolete) Shining in the night; luminescent.
- non-bilious — Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.
- non-fouling — an encrusted deposit, especially on a submerged object, as the hull of a ship.
- non-obvious — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- non-tourist — a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
- non-vacuous — without contents; empty: the vacuous air.
- non-viscous — inviscid.
- noncoloured — not coloured
- noncompound — not compound
- nondiscount — not subject to a discount
- nonluminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- nonrecourse — (finance) Of or pertaining to a form of financing, typically debt financing, in which the lender's recourse to recovery in the event of default is limited to the collateral asset only.
- nonsensuous — not involving or engaging the senses (ie colourless, tasteless, odourless, etc)
- nonvenomous — (of an animal) having a gland or glands for secreting venom; able to inflict a poisoned bite, sting, or wound: a venomous snake.
- north-bound — going toward the north: northbound traffic.
- nose around — pry, snoop
- notoriously — widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable.
- noun clause — a subordinate clause that functions as a noun within a main clause.
- noun phrase — a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- now account — Banking. a savings account against which checks can be written.
- noxiousness — The state of being noxious.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- nyctanthous — (of plants) flowering at night
- obliquitous — the state of being oblique.
- obliviously — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- obnoxiously — In an obnoxious manner.
- obviousness — The characteristic of being obvious.
- octandrious — having eight stamens.
- odd man out — a method of selecting or eliminating a person from a group, as by matching coins, especially in preparation for playing a game.
- odious debt — sovereign debt incurred through activities which do not serve the best interests of the nation, esp when incurred by a despotic, tyrannical, or otherwise unjust and oppresive regime. Such debts are typically considered invalid and written off after the regime is deposed
- odoriferous — yielding or diffusing an odor.
- of the hour — most prominent at this time
- officiously — objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
- offscouring — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- old country — the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country.
- oligomerous — having a small number of component parts
- ombrogenous — (of plants) able to flourish in wet conditions