15-letter words containing a, m, e, t, h, o
- the small hours — If something happens in the early hours or in the small hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
- the smart money — If you say that the smart money is on a particular person or thing, you mean that people who know a lot about it think that this person will be successful, or this thing will happen.
- the working man — working class people collectively
- the-ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- theory of games — game theory.
- thermal equator — an imaginary line round the earth running through the point on each meridian with the highest average temperature. It lies mainly to the north because of the larger landmasses and therefore greater summer heating
- thermal neutron — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
- thermal reactor — a nuclear reactor in which most of the fission is caused by thermal neutrons
- thermobarograph — a device that simultaneously records the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere
- thermobarometer — Also called hypsometer. an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, and sometimes altitude, from its effect upon the boiling point of a liquid.
- thermogeography — the study of the geographical variation and distribution of temperature.
- thermoremanence — the state or quality of being thermoremanent
- thomas a becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- thomas à kempis — Thomas à, 1379?–1471, German ecclesiastic and author.
- to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
- to have it made — If you say that someone has it made or has got it made, you mean that they are certain to be rich or successful.
- torture chamber — a room where somebody is caused extreme physical pain, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc
- tribromoethanol — a white, crystalline powder, C 2 H 3 Br 3 O, used as a basal anesthetic.
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
- ultramarathoner — a person who takes part in an ultramarathon
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- watch committee — a local government committee composed of magistrates and representatives of the county borough council responsible for the efficiency of the local police force
- white mountains — a mountain range in the US, chiefly in N New Hampshire: part of the Appalachians. Highest peak: Mount Washington, 1917 m (6288 ft)
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.