Phrase Hound found 2,431+ phrases and 1,564 compound words that contain on. The most common are listed below. Open on in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2,431+
- on the wayComing; approaching.
- put onTo don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
- turn onTo set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
- based onsimple past and past participle of base on
- go onTo continue in extent.
- on-lineDated form of online: Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.
- come-onSomething intended to attract, as in an advertisement.
- take onTo acquire, bring in, or introduce.
- get onTo board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
- on timePunctual or according to schedule; at the planned time.
- on earthExpletive used for emphasis after an interrogative word.
- on boardOn or in (a means of transportation).
- on topOn the highest point or surface.
- on the housefree, complimentary.
- carry onTo continue or proceed as before.
- going onIndicates a time or age in the very near future.
- on siteAt the site of a job, or at the location of the customer of a product or service, as opposed to at the vendor's factory, office, or studio.
- hold onTo grasp or grip firmly.
- move onTo continue; to proceed; to go on.
- on the wholeFor the most part; apart from some insignificant details.
- on demandWhen needed or required.
- hands-onInvolving active participation.
- on the lineOn a level with the eye of the observer, as of a picture hung in on a wall.
- depending onConditioned upon; to a varying extent or degree based on.
- live onTo endure.
Compound words 1,564
- aboutIn a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
- onlineOf a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.
- ontoArriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).
- uponA higher-register or more formal alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses.
- ongoingContinuing, permanent, lasting.
- neutronA subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.
- protonA positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.
- anonStraight away; at once.
- tritonthe nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.
- thereonOn that: on (top of) it.