14-letter words containing a, n, t, h, o, i
- the mabinogion — a collection of Welsh tales based on old Celtic legends and mythology in which magic and the supernatural play a large part
- the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
- the roman rite — the liturgical rite used in the Diocese of Rome
- the visitation — the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth: Luke 1:39-56
- the-bostonians — a novel (1886) by Henry James.
- the-mabinogion — a collection of medieval Welsh romances that were translated (1838–49) by Lady Charlotte Guest.
- therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
- 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.
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- 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.
- thioantimonate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of thioantimonic acid
- thioantimonite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioantimonious acids
- thomas aquinas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
- tongue-lashing — severe scolding
- tooth and nail — with all one's resources or energy; fiercely: We fought tooth and nail but lost.
- total fighting — a combat sport in which very few restrictions are placed on the type of blows or tactics that may be used
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- 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.
- 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.
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- untouchability — the quality or condition of being an untouchable, ascribed in the Vedic tradition to persons of low caste or to persons excluded from the caste system.
- 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.
- voting machine — a mechanical apparatus used in a polling place to register and count the votes.
- 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.
- weather window — a limited interval when weather conditions can be expected to be suitable for a particular project, such as laying offshore pipelines, reaching a high mountain summit, launching a satellite, etc
- weatherization — (US) The process of weatherizing.
- 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 mahogany — an Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus acmenioides.
- with an eye to — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.