13-letter words containing a, r, t, h, i, s
- straighten up — stand straighter
- straightforth — straight or directly forward
- stratigraphic — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
- stratospheric — relating to the stratosphere
- striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- switched-star — denoting or relating to a cable television system in which only one or two programme channels are fed to each subscriber, who can select other channels by remote control of a central switching point
- synarthrodial — synarthrosis.
- tahrir square — a large square in central Cairo, in Egypt. The name, meaning ‘liberation’, was used informally after the 1919 revolution and then officially after the 1952 revolution. Scene of mass demonstrations in 2011 against the government of president Hosni Mubarak
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
- tetrastichous — arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers.
- thaumaturgist — a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the franchise — the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage
- the rastafari — Rastafarians collectively
- the spiritual — the realm of spirits
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
- thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
- thermesthesia — ability to perceive or sense cold or heat; sensitiveness to heat.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
- thermostating — 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.
- thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
- third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- to raise hell — If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
- to start with — To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- trailer trash — poor white person
- training ship — a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- transhumanism — a philosophy that explores human transcendence above or beyond organic, corporeal limitations through technological and philosophical evolution.
- transisthmian — across an isthmus (a narrow strip of body tissue)
- transshipping — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- transthoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- trash farming — cultivation by leaving stubble, etc, on the surface of the soil to serve as a mulch
- trash-talking — disparaging or boastful language used especially to demoralize or intimidate opponents: trash-talking in the locker room.
- treasurership — a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
- trichromatism — the quality or condition of being trichromatic.
- trip a switch — to activate (a mechanical trip)
- trisaccharide — a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.