11-letter words containing a, t, r, o
- tea trolley — a trolley from which tea is served
- technocracy — a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
- teeterboard — a seesaw; teeter.
- teetotaller — a person who abstains totally from intoxicating drink.
- temerarious — reckless; rash.
- temporality — temporal character or nature; temporariness.
- temporalize — to make temporal in time; place in time.
- temporarily — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- tenorrhaphy — suture of a tendon.
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- teratogenic — a drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of a fetus, causing birth defects.
- terebration — the action of drilling or puncturing
- term of art — a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.
- termination — the act of terminating.
- terminatory — pertaining to or forming the extremity or boundary; terminal; terminating.
- terra cotta — a hard, brown-red, usually unglazed earthenware used for pottery, sculpture, etc.
- terra-cotta — made of or having the color of terra cotta.
- terraqueous — consisting of land and water, as the earth.
- territorial — of or relating to territory or land.
- territorian — an inhabitant of the Northern Territory
- tessaraglot — relating to four languages grouped together
- teton range — a mountain range in NW Wyoming and SE Idaho: a part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Grand Teton, about 13,700 feet (4175 meters).
- tetracoccus — a spherical bacterium occurring in square groups of four.
- tetragonous — related to a tetragon
- tetrahedron — Geometry. a solid contained by four plane faces; a triangular pyramid.
- tetramerous — consisting of or divided into four parts.
- tetrandrous — having four stamens.
- tetraploidy — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- tetrapodous — of or related to a tetrapod
- tetrazolium — a derivative of an acidic chemical compound
- texas tower — an offshore radar-equipped platform supported by foundations sunk into the floor of the ocean, formerly used as part of a system for warning against air attacks.
- thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
- tharborough — a type of constable in William Shakespeare's 'Love's Labours Lost'
- thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
- the argonne — a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars
- the cariboo — a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860
- the creator — an epithet of God
- the gorbals — a district of Glasgow, formerly known for its slums
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- the proteas — the national cricket team of South Africa
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- the wagoner — Auriga
- theatergoer — a person who goes to the theater, especially often or habitually.
- theatregoer — a person who is at the theatre or who goes regularly to the theatre to see plays
- theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
- theoretical — given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.
- thereabouts — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
- theriolatry — the worship of theriomorphic deities or deities that are a combination of human and animal forms
- thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
- thermograph — a thermometer that records the temperatures it measures.