15-letter words containing the

omnium gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
omnium-gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
on (the) record — recorded; publicly or officially declared or known
on the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
on the decrease — decreasing
on the heels of — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
on the increase — growing, increasing
on the one hand — You use on the one hand to introduce the first of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by on the other hand or 'on the other'.
on the order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
on the point of — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
on the port bow — within 45 degrees to the port of straight ahead
on the qui vive — on the qui vive, on the alert; watchful: Special guards were on the qui vive for trespassers.
on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
on the verge of — about to
on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
one of the boys — If a man is described as one of the boys, he is accepted by a group of male friends who do things that are thought of as typically masculine.
openmouthedness — the state or condition of being filled with amazement and wonder
out in the cold — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
out in the open — knowledge: public
out of the blue — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
out of the loop — a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
out of the wood — clear of or safe from dangers or doubts
outside the box — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
pain in the net — flamer
parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
pass-the-parcel — a children's game in which a parcel with lots of wrappings is passed round while music plays; each time the music stops the person holding the parcel takes a layer of wrapping off
pat on the back — to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.
peacock feather — a (distinctive and brightly coloured) feather from the peacock
pepin the short — ("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
peter the great — ("the Great") 1672–1725, czar of Russia 1682–1725.
petroleum ether — a volatile mixture of the higher alkane hydrocarbons, obtained as a fraction of petroleum and used as a solvent
pharmacotherapy — the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs.
philip the bold — 1342–1404, duke of Burgundy (1363–1404), noted for his courage at Poitiers (1356) in the Hundred Years' War: regent of France for his nephew Charles VI (1368–88, 1392–1404)
philip the good — 1396–1467, duke of Burgundy 1419–67.
photosynthesize — to produce carbohydrates by photosynthesis: Plants with light green leaves don't photosynthesize as well as those with darker leaves.
phototheodolite — an optical tracking instrument consisting of a camera and theodolite mounted on a single tripod, used in photogrammetry and in tracking rockets.
physiotherapist — physical therapy.
pick up the tab — If you pick up the tab, you pay a bill on behalf of a group of people or provide the money that is needed for something.
pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
pithecanthropus — a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.
plainclothesman — a police officer, especially a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
platyhelminthes — a phylum of worms having bilateral symmetry and a soft, usually flattened body, comprising the flatworms.
play the market — to speculate on a stock exchange
pneumatotherapy — the use of compressed or rarefied air in treating disease.
poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage

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