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11-letter words containing a, e, r, o, t, h

  • the proteas — the national cricket team of South Africa
  • the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
  • the wagoner — Auriga
  • theatergoer — a person who goes to the theater, especially often or habitually.
  • theatregoer — a person who is at the theatre or who goes regularly to the theatre to see plays
  • theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
  • theoretical — given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.
  • thereabouts — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
  • theriolatry — the worship of theriomorphic deities or deities that are a combination of human and animal forms
  • thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
  • thermograph — a thermometer that records the temperatures it measures.
  • thermonasty — a nastic movement in response to a temperature change, as occurs in the opening of certain flowers
  • thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
  • thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
  • thoreauvianHenry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
  • thorn apple — any poisonous plant belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, the species of which bear capsules covered with prickly spines, especially the jimson weed, D. stramonium.
  • thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
  • thrash over — to go over (a problem, etc.) in great detail
  • thread rope — cordage 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) or less in thickness.
  • thromboxane — a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.
  • throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
  • throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
  • titanothere — any member of the extinct mammalian family Brontotheriidae, large, horned relatives of the horse common in North America and Eurasia from the Eocene to the Oligocene epochs.
  • toll charge — traffic fee payable on a road
  • topographer — a specialist in topography.
  • torchbearer — a person who carries a torch.
  • touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
  • touch-ready — (of software) ready to work on touch-screen computers and devices
  • tracheation — the arrangement of tracheae in insects and other arthropods.
  • tracheotomy — the operation of cutting into the trachea.
  • track shoes — light running shoes fitted with steel spikes for better grip
  • tract house — a house forming part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development.
  • tragic hero — a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat: Oedipus, the classic tragic hero.
  • travel shot — a camera shot taken from a mobile platform, dolly, or the like, that keeps within range of a moving subject.
  • treacherous — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  • treachetour — a traitor
  • trench coat — a waterproof overcoat styled along military lines, belted, with straps on the shoulders and lower sleeves.
  • trial horse — an opponent who performs against a superior foe in a workout or exhibition.
  • trithionate — a salt of trithionic acid
  • tudorbethan — (of a contemporary building) imitative of Tudor and Elizabethan architecture
  • turbocharge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
  • tycho brahe — Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
  • typographer — a person skilled or engaged in typography.
  • unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • urochordate — having a urochord.
  • watchtowers — Plural form of watchtower.
  • wave theory — Also called undulatory theory. Physics. the theory that light is transmitted as a wave, similar to oscillations in magnetic and electric fields. Compare corpuscular theory.
  • weathercoat — Also, weathercoating. a weatherproof coating, applied especially to the exterior of a building.
  • weathercock — a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.
  • weatherford — a town in N Texas.
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