14-letter words containing a, e, r, o, t, h
- there's no way — If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
- therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
- thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
- thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
- thermoremanent — (of a rock) having a remnant magnetic field after cooling or solidification
- thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thermotolerant — (of plants) able to tolerate, but not thriving in, high temperatures
- thesaurismosis — storage disease.
- thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
- thomas younger — Thomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
- thorough brace — either of two strong braces or bands of leather supporting the body of a coach or other vehicle and connecting the front and back springs.
- thought-reader — someone who can read minds or psychically know others' thoughts
- thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- throttle valve — a valve for throttling the working fluid of an engine, refrigerator, etc.
- throw a wrench — If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
- thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
- to draw breath — If you do not have time to draw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing.
- to gather dust — If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
- toothache tree — prickly ash (def 1).
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- travel voucher — a voucher, usually bought from a travel agency or won in a competition, etc, which can be used to pay for travel costs such as flights, accommodation, etc
- treasure house — a building, room, or chamber used as a storage place for valuables; treasury.
- tree of heaven — an Asiatic tree, Ailanthus altissima, having large oblong leaves and rank-smelling flowers, often planted as a shade tree.
- trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
- trichobacteria — filamentous bacteria
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
- triiodomethane — iodoform.
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- try one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- two-horse race — a competition, election, etc, in which there are only two teams or candidates with a chance of winning
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- up to the ears — very deeply
- up to the mark — acceptably good
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- vector graphic — a computer image that is stored in memory as lines rather than a series of dots, allowing it to be rotated or proportionally scaled.
- victor charlie — a Vietcong or the Vietcong; the VC.
- voyage charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified number of voyages
- waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.