12-letter words containing our

on your bike — away you go
on your feet — position: standing
on your mark — a command given to runners in a race to prepare themselves at the starting line
on your mind — If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.
on your side — If something is on your side or if you have it on your side, it helps you when you are trying to achieve something.
out of court — If a legal matter is decided or settled out of court, it is decided without legal action being taken in a court of law.
out of hours — Something that happens out of hours happens at a time that is not during the usual hours of business or work.
out-of-court — conducted or agreed upon between contending parties without court decision: an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit.
overcoloured — excessively coloured
overflourish — to flourish excessively
package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
parlour game — A parlour game is a game that is played indoors by families or at parties, for example a guessing game.
patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
paul-boncour — Joseph [zhaw-zef] /ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1873–1972, French lawyer and statesman: premier 1932–33.
pay court to — to court, as for favor or love
plat du jour — the special or featured dish of the day on a restaurant menu.
plate armour — armour made of thin metal plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century
point source — a source of radiation sufficiently distant compared to its length and width that it can be considered as a point.
police court — an inferior court with summary jurisdiction for the trial of persons accused of any of certain minor offenses, and with power to examine those charged with more serious offenses and hold them for trial in a superior court or for a grand jury.
potato flour — a type of flour made from potatoes
prediscourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
quarter-hour — a period of 15 minutes.
radio source — a cosmic object or phenomenon, as a galaxy, pulsar, quasar, or the remnant of a supernova or of a galactic collision, that emits radio waves.
resourceless — a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
safe harbour — a place that offers protection from the weather, attack, etc
school hours — the period of the day when school is open
scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
seymour cray — (person) The founder of Cray Research and designer of several of their supercomputers. Cray has been a charismatic yet somewhat reclusive figure. He began Cray Research in Minnesota in 1972. In 1988, Cray moved his Cray-3 project to Colorado Springs. The next year, Cray Research spun it off to create Cray Computer. In 1989, Cray left Cray Research and started Cray Computer Corporation in Colorado Springs. His quest to build a faster computer using new-generation materials failed in 1995, and his bankruptcy cost half a billion dollars and more than 400 jobs. The company was unable to raise $20 million needed to finish the Cray-4 and filed for bankruptcy in March 1995. In the summer of 1996, Cray started a Colorado Springs-based company called SRC Computers, Inc. "We think we'll build computers, but who knows what kind or how," Cray said at the time. "We'll talk it over and see if we can come up with a plan." On 1996-09-22, aged 70, Cray broke his neck in a car accident. Surgery for massive head injuries and swelling of the brain leaving him in a critical and unstable condition.
sixty-fourmo — a book size (about 2 × 3 inches; 5 × 7 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 64 leaves or 128 pages.
sixty-fourth — next after the sixty-third; being the ordinal number for 64.
slave labour — Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves.
soup du jour — the soup featured by a restaurant on a particular day.
squash court — an enclosed court used in the game of squash
stringcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
technicolour — brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable
tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
three-colour — of, relating to, or comprising a colour print or a photomechanical process in which a picture is reproduced by superimposing three prints from half-tone plates in inks corresponding to the three primary colours
to your feet — If you get or rise to your feet, you stand up.
tour manager — the person in charge of an organized trip that people such as musicians, or actors go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform
tour of duty — tour (def 5).
tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
tourist trap — a place, as a restaurant, shop, or hotel, that exploits tourists by overcharging.
tow-coloured — pale yellow; flaxen
true colours — If you see someone in their true colours or if they show their true colours, you realize what they are really like.
uncourageous — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
undernourish — to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth
unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
unglamourous — full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.

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