0%

18-letter words containing no

  • normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
  • north attleborough — a city in SE Massachusetts.
  • north bedfordshire — a city in Bedfordshire, in central England.
  • north college hill — a city in SW Ohio.
  • north lincolnshire — a unitary authority of NE England, in Lincolnshire: formerly (1975–96) part of the county of Humberside. Pop: 155 000 (2003 est). Area: 1497 sq km (578 sq miles)
  • north polar region — the region of land and water surrounding the North Pole.
  • north saskatchewan — a river in S central Canada, flowing E from the Rocky Mountains and joining the South Saskatchewan River to form the Saskatchewan River. 760 miles (1223 km) long.
  • north truchas peak — a mountain in N New Mexico, near Santa Fe: one of the three Truchas Peaks. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
  • northeast by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbN.
  • northeast corridor — the long, narrow strip of land between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., containing many adjacent urban areas.
  • northern cameroons — German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
  • northern territory — an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 233 300 (2012 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)
  • northern transvaal — province of South Africa, in the N part: 47,599 sq mi (123,280 sq km); pop. 5,202,000; cap. Pietersburg
  • northwest by north — a point on the compass, 11°15′ north of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbN.
  • norwegian elkhound — one of a breed of dogs having a short, compact body, short, pointed ears, and a thick, gray coat, raised originally in Norway for hunting elk and other game.
  • not a hope in hell — If you say that someone has not got a hope in hell of doing something, you are emphasizing that they will not be able to do it.
  • not a pretty sight — If you say that someone or something is not a pretty sight, you mean that it is not pleasant to look at.
  • not be one's scene — If you say that an activity or place is not your scene, you mean that you do not like it or enjoy it.
  • not breathe a word — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
  • not by a long shot — absolutely not
  • not have the heart — If you want to do something but do not have the heart to do it, you do not do it because you know it will make someone unhappy or disappointed.
  • not in a fit state — If you say that someone is not in a fit state to do something, you mean that they are too upset or ill to do it.
  • not on/just not on — If you say that something is not on or is just not on, you mean that it is unacceptable or impossible.
  • not take kindly to — not welcome
  • not that i know of — You say 'Not that I know of' when someone has asked you whether or not something is true and you think the answer is 'no' but you cannot be sure because you do not know all the facts.
  • not to have a clue — to be completely baffled
  • notifiable disease — any one of a number of infectious diseases of humans and animals, that must be reported to the public health authorities
  • noun incorporation — a process in word formation by which a compound is created by affixing or infixing a noun to a verb, as in baby-sit, house-hunt, and sleep-walk.
  • nova scotia salmon — an Atlantic salmon, especially from the waters off Nova Scotia, cured in the local manner.
  • now you're talking — at last you're saying something agreeable
  • numerical taxonomy — classification of organisms by a comparison of large numbers of observable characteristics that are given equal value instead of being weighted according to possible evolutionary significance.
  • one way or another — somehow, by some means
  • packet switch node — (PSN) A dedicated computer whose purpose is to accept, route and forward packets in a packet-switched network.
  • peano's postulates — a collection of axioms concerning the properties of the set of all positive integers, including the principle of mathematical induction.
  • phenol coefficient — the number indicating the effectiveness of a disinfectant as a germicide relative to phenol, which is arbitrarily assigned the number 1: based on the time required to kill a given quantity of a specific type of bacteria.
  • plane trigonometry — the branch of trigonometry dealing with plane triangles.
  • platinocyanic acid — the hypothetical acid containing platinum and the cyano group, H 2 Pt(CN) 4 .
  • point of no return — Aviation. the point in a flight at which an aircraft will lack sufficient fuel to return to its starting point.
  • possessive pronoun — See at possessive (def 4a).
  • psychogalvanometer — a type of galvanometer for detecting and measuring psychogalvanic currents.
  • psychotechnologist — a specialist in psychotechnology
  • relative minor key — a minor key that has the same key signature as a major key, but a different tonic
  • rhondda cynon taff — a county borough in S Wales, created from part of Mid Glamorgan in 1996. Pop: 231 600 (2003 est). Area: 558 sq km (215 sq miles)
  • room for manoeuvre — If you have room for manoeuvre, you have the opportunity to change your plans if it becomes necessary or desirable.
  • sao caetano do sul — a city in SE Brazil, SE of São Paulo.
  • seagate technology — (company)   A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. They changed the name to Seagate Technology soon after to avoid confusion, and also to avoid friction with Xerox, which had since purchased Alan's earlier company, Shugart Associates. Address: 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA. Fax: +1 (408) 438 3320.
  • shape-note singing — a traditional style of a capella singing using shape-note notation.
  • shorthand notebook — a notebook used by a shorthand writer
  • shugart technology — Seagate Technology
  • sociotechnological — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and technological factors.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?