8-letter words starting with on

on a jar — (of a door) slightly open; ajar
on alert — If soldiers or police are on alert, they are ready to deal with anything that may happen.
on board — provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services.
on cover — an entire envelope that has been postmarked
on draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
on drums — playing drums
on earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
on faith — through trust; without proof or evidence
on guard — prepared, at the ready
on leave — taking time off
on merit — If you judge something or someone on merit or on their merits, your judgment is based on what you notice when you consider them, rather than on things that you know about them from other sources.
on offer — on sale at discount price
on order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
on paper — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
on sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
on track — heading for sth
on trend — conforming to the latest fashion
on trial — Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
on watch — If someone is on watch, they have the job of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack.
on wings — flying or as if flying
on-board — provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services.
on-glide — a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound. Compare off-glide (def 1).
on-shelf — On-shelf goods are available now and displayed for sale.
on-trend — in style; in fashion: on-trend beauty products.
onanists — withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
oncidium — any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of flowers showing great variety in size, form, and color.
oncogene — any gene that is a causative factor in the initiation of cancerous growth.
oncology — the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
oncoming — approaching; nearing: the oncoming train; the oncoming holiday season.
oncotomy — the surgical removal of a tumour
ondaatje — Michael. born 1943, Sri Lankan-born Canadian writer: his works include the poetry collection There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do (1979), the Booker-prizewinning novel The English Patient (1992, filmed 1997), Anil's Ghost (2000), and Divisadero (2007)
ondogram — The recording produced by an ondograph.
one-down — having conceded an advantage or lead to someone or something
one-eyed — having but one eye.
one-line — consisting of one line
one-lung — having or equipped with only one lung.
one-many — (of a relation) having the property that an element may be assigned to several elements but that given an element, only one may be assigned to it.
one-note — lacking in variety; monotonous.
one-shot — a magazine, brochure, or the like that is published only one time, with no subsequent issues intended, usually containing articles and photographs devoted to one topical subject.
one-size — available in one size only that is designed to fit most people
one-spot — the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
one-star — of or being a brigadier general, as indicated by one star on an insignia.
one-step — a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
one-stop — that can be accomplished in one stop: a store offering one-stop shopping.
one-time — having been as specified at one time; former: my one-time partners.
oneirism — (rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
oneliner — Alternative form of one-liner.
oneriest — Superlative form of onery.
onesided — Biased, only showing one side or point of view on an argument.
ongaonga — a New Zealand nettle, Urtica ferox, with a painful or even fatal sting

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