10-letter words containing a, t, h, e, o
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metatheory — a theory devised to analyze a theory.
- metathorax — the posterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings.
- methanogen — any of a diverse group of widely distributed archaebacteria that occur in anaerobic environments, as the intestinal tracts of animals, freshwater and marine sediments, and sewage, and are capable of producing methane from a limited number of substrates, including carbon dioxide and hydrogen, acetate, and methylamines: an important source of natural gas.
- methanolic — Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methylator — A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits).
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- moa hunter — the name given by anthropologists to the early Māori inhabitants of New Zealand
- molestache — (slang, rare) A type of mustache supposedly associated with child molesters.
- monothecal — having a sole compartment or cell
- montrachet — a dry white wine of N Burgundy
- morgenthau — Henry, 1856–1946, U.S. financier and diplomat, born in Germany.
- moth-eaten — eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths.
- mothballed — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- mother yaw — the initial lesion of yaws, occurring at the site of inoculation.
- motherland — one's native land.
- motherload — A very large amount of something valuable.
- moustached — Having moustache.
- moustaches — Plural form of moustache.
- muttonhead — a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt.
- myelopathy — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- myopathies — Plural form of myopathy.
- myotherapy — A form of manual medicine focusing on the diagnosis, treatment and management of musculoskeletal pain.
- mythopoeia — a mythopoeic act, circumstance, characteristic, etc.
- nameworthy — worthy of or deserving a name
- nautophone — an electrically operated horn for giving fog warnings.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- non-lethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- nonathlete — a person who is not an athlete
- nonethical — not related to ethics
- nonthermal — Not thermal; not produced by heat.
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- north-east — The north-east is the direction which is halfway between north and east.
- not a hope — used ironically to express little confidence that expectations will be fulfilled
- o'flaherty — Liam [lee-uh m] /ˈli əm/ (Show IPA), 1896–1984, Irish novelist.
- oast house — a building containing kilns for drying hops, usually having a conical or pyramidal roof
- oast-house — oast.
- oasthouses — Plural form of oasthouse.
- octahedral — having the form of an octahedron.
- octahedron — a solid figure having eight faces.
- oireachtas — the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, consisting of the president, the Dail Eireann, and the Seanad Eireann.
- on the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- on the lam — a hasty escape; flight.
- on the pad — a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- on the way — en route
- ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
- opotherapy — organotherapy.
- or another — You use or another in expressions such as one kind or another when you do not want to be precise about which of several alternatives or possibilities you are referring to.