12-letter words containing po
- necropolises — Plural form of necropolis.
- needlepoints — Plural form of needlepoint.
- nepotistical — Nepotistic.
- new politics — politics concerned more with grass-roots participation in the political process than with party loyalty or affiliation: identified especially with the candidacies of Senators Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern.
- newport east — a town in SE Rhode Island.
- newport news — a seaport in SE Virginia: shipbuilding and ship-repair center.
- night porter — A night porter is a person whose job is to be on duty at the main reception desk of a hotel throughout the night.
- non possumus — a statement that something cannot be done: The Pope would not accept a non possumus from the king.
- nonapostolic — Not apostolic.
- noncorporate — Not corporate.
- noncorporeal — Not corporeal.
- nonimportant — Not important.
- nonpoisonous — full of or containing poison: poisonous air; a poisonous substance.
- nonpolemical — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- nonpolitical — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- nonpolluting — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- nonpurposive — lacking purpose
- nonresponder — something or someone that does not respond
- nonsponsored — Not sponsored.
- nullipotence — Quality of being nullipotent.
- numbers pool — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- oil deposits — reserves of petroleum found underground (or under the sea)
- oligopolists — Plural form of oligopolist.
- olla podrida — a spicy Spanish stew of sausage and other meat, chickpeas, and often tomatoes and other vegetables.
- omnipotently — almighty or infinite in power, as God.
- onomatapoeia — Misspelling of onomatopoeia.
- onomatopoeia — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- onomatopoeic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- opinion poll — survey of public attitudes
- opportunists — Plural form of opportunist.
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- opposite sex — man if woman, woman if man
- oppositeness — The state or condition of being opposite.
- oppositional — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- orthotropous — Botany. (of an ovule) straight and symmetrical, with the chalaza at the evident base and the micropyle at the opposite extremity.
- osteoporosis — a disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components, sometimes resulting in pain, decreased height, and skeletal deformities: common in older persons, primarily postmenopausal women, but also associated with long-term steroid therapy and certain endocrine disorders.
- osteoporotic — of, relating to, or caused by osteoporosis.
- out of tempo — not in tempo
- outlet point — an opening (on a pipe, etc) permitting escape or release (of liquid, etc)
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- over-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- overexposure — excessive exposure, especially of photographic film or a sensitized plate to light rays.
- overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overpowering — that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth.
- overreported — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
- papadopoulos — George, 1919–99, Greek military leader and dictator (1967–74).
- papoose-root — the blue cohosh. See under cohosh.
- paralipomena — Chronicles.
- parapophysis — the process of a vertebra