14-letter words starting with on

on a long rein — with the reins held loosely so that the horse is relatively unconstrained
on bended knee — kneeling on one leg
on consignment — the act of consigning.
on easy street — well-to-do; in easy circumstances
on firm ground — in a safe situation
on home ground — If you say that someone is on their home ground, you mean that they are in or near where they work or live, and feel confident and secure because of this.
on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
on one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
on one's honor — staking one's good name or one's truthfulness, trustworthiness, or reliability
on one's knees — Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
on one's plate — waiting to be done or dealt with
on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
on the average — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
on the back of — If you say that one thing happens on the back of another thing, you mean that it happens after that other thing and in addition to it.
on the downlow — not widely known
on the horizon — between land and sky
on the improve — improving
on the instant — immediately; without delay
on the knocker — promptly; at once
on the lookout — keeping watch
on the part of — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
on the rampage — behaving violently or destructively
on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
on the streets — earning a living as a prostitute
on the surface — to all appearances
on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
on the viretot — in a rush
on the wallaby — (of a person) wandering about looking for work
on the warpath — the path or course taken by American Indians on a warlike expedition.
on the way out — If something or someone is on the way out or on their way out, they are likely to disappear or to be replaced very soon.
on your mettle — If you are on your mettle, you are ready to do something as well as you can, because you know that you are being tested or challenged.
once and again — occasionally
onchocerciasis — an infestation with filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca, common in tropical America and Africa, transmitted by black flies, and characterized by nodules under the skin, an itchy rash, eye lesions, and in severe cases, elephantiasis.
oncogeneticist — a medical specialist in oncogenesis
oncornaviruses — Plural form of oncornavirus.
ondes martenot — an electronic keyboard instrument in which the frequency of an oscillator is varied to produce separate musical notes
one false move — You use one false move to introduce the very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one.
one fell swoop — a single hasty action or occurrence
one's eighties — the ages between 80–89
one's head off — loudly or excessively
one's thirties — the ages between 30–39
one's twenties — the ages between 20–29
one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
one-horse race — if a contest is described as a one-horse race, it is thought that one person or thing will definitely win it
one-horse town — a small or obscure town
one-liner wars — (games, programming) A game popular among hackers who code in the language APL (see write-only language and line noise). The objective is to see who can code the most interesting and/or useful routine in one line of operators chosen from APL's exceedingly hairy primitive set. A similar amusement was practiced among TECO hackers and is now popular among Perl aficionados. (2 = 0 +.= T o.| T) / T <- iN where "o" is the APL null character, the assignment arrow is a single character, and "i" represents the APL iota.
one-trick pony — a person or thing considered as being limited to only one single talent, capability, quality, etc
one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
one-way mirror — a sheet of glass that can be seen through from one side and is a mirror on the other, used especially for observation of criminal suspects by law-enforcement officials or witnesses.

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