16-letter words containing the

name of the game — the essential element, consideration, or ultimate purpose; key: Profit is the name of the game in business.
natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
near the knuckle — risqué
neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
non-monotheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God: a monotheistic religion.
northern harrier — a hawk of North America and Europe, Circus cyaneus, that frequents marshes and meadows.
northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
northern whiting — northern kingfish.
not in the least — smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest: He gave the least amount of money of anyone.
not the faintest — no idea whatsoever
not the foggiest — no idea whatsoever
nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
off-the-shoulder — not covering the shoulder
on (the) average — as an average quantity, rate, etc.
on the back foot — at a disadvantage; outmanoeuvred or outclassed by an opponent
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the beam-ends — tipping so far to the side as to be in danger of capsizing
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
on the safe side — as a precaution
on the same page — one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
on the sidelines — in the area along the sidelines
on the stroke of — punctually at
on the telephone — having a phone conversation
on the up and up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
on the up-and-up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
on-the-spot fine — a fine that is charged immediately upon being caught and found guilty of a crime
one and the same — When two or more people or things are thought to be separate and you say that they are one and the same, you mean that they are in fact one single person or thing.
one for the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
one with another — on average
online thesaurus — a thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms, such as Thesaurus.com, available on the Internet or the World Wide Web, accessed through a web browser, and used by entering a query term into a search box on the site. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that smart, as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.
open parenthesis — left parenthesis
order of the day — the agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.
orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.
out of the money — If an investment is out of the money, it would be a loss if it was sold.
out of the woods — the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
over the transom — by unsolicited submission, as to a publisher
over-the-counter — unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC.
pain in the neck — source of annoyance
pantothenic acid — a hydroxy acid, C 9 H 1 7 O 5 N, found in plant and animal tissues, rice, bran, etc., that is part of the B complex of vitamins and is essential for cell growth.
parrot's-feather — a South American water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum, having hairlike pinnate leaves, widely cultivated as an aquarium plant.
pascal's theorem — the theorem that the lines joining adjacent vertices of a hexagon intersect the same straight line if alternate vertices lie on two intersecting straight lines.
patched-together — makeshift; roughly made from disparate elements

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