14-letter words containing a, h, i, s, t, o
- straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
- straight razor — a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.
- straighten out — make straighter
- studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- sycophantishly — in a sycophantish manner
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- synthesization — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
- that is to say — in other words
- that's done it — an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
- that's torn it — an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans
- the visitation — the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth: Luke 1:39-56
- the-bostonians — a novel (1886) by Henry James.
- 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.
- 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.
- thesaurismosis — storage disease.
- thomas aquinas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- till all hours — until very late
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- tongue-lashing — severe scolding
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- trichomoniasis — a sexually transmitted disease typically asymptomatic in men and resulting in vaginitis with a copious, frothy discharge and itching in women, caused by a trichomonad Trichomonas vaginalis.
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- vasoinhibitory — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- wainscot chair — an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back.
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- washington pie — a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
- white gasoline — unleaded and uncracked gasoline, designed especially for use in motorboats.
- white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.