14-letter words containing d, e, h, r
- the very devil — something very difficult or awkward
- the very idea! — that is preposterous, unreasonable, etc
- the wilderness — the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
- the wool trade — the business of buying and selling wool, formerly very important in Britain, Australia etc
- the world over — If you say that something happens or exists the world over, you mean that it happens or exists in every part of the world.
- the-federalist — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- the-pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- then and there — at that time: Prices were lower then.
- thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
- theodore bilbo — Theodore Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1877–1947, U.S. Southern populist politician: senator 1935–47.
- theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
- there and then — If something happens there and then or then and there, it happens immediately.
- 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.
- thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- third quartile — (in a frequency distribution) the largest quartile; the 75th percentile; the value of the variable below which three quarters of the elements are located.
- third republic — the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
- thought-reader — someone who can read minds or psychically know others' thoughts
- 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
- threaded glass — glass decorated with a pattern produced by variegated glass filaments.
- three-cornered — having three corners: a three-cornered hat.
- through bridge — a bridge in which the track is carried by the lower horizontal members
- thunder thighs — thick-set upper legs
- thunderousness — the quality or state of being thunderous
- to draw breath — If you do not have time to draw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing.
- to gather dust — If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
- trade-weighted — (of exchange rates) weighted according to the volume of trade between the various countries involved
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- triiodomethane — iodoform.
- tripe-de-roche — rock tripe.
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- troubleshooted — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- try one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- twelfth-grader — (in the US) a pupil in the twelfth-grade
- un-replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- uncomprehended — not comprehended or understood
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- under the rose — in secret; privately; sub rosa
- under the wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- under-achiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- under-research — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- undernourished — not nourished with sufficient or proper food to maintain or promote health or normal growth.
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- unstrengthened — not strengthened or reinforced; not given additional strength
- unsynchronized — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
- vinyl chloride — a colorless, easily liquefied, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, C 2 H 3 Cl, having a pleasant, etherlike odor: used in the manufacture of plastics, as a refrigerant, and in the synthesis of polyvinyl chloride and other organic compounds.