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11-letter words containing d, e, t, r, a

  • the midrash — these commentaries and notes collectively
  • theatreland — the main theatre district of a city, esp in the West End of London
  • 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
  • third grade — (in the US) the third year of school, when children are eight or nine years old
  • third space — the coffee shop considered as an alternative to a bar or restaurant as a place to socialize outside the home
  • thirdstream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
  • thitherward — Also, thitherward [thith -er-werd, th ith -] /ˈθɪð ər wərd, ˈðɪð-/ (Show IPA), thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.
  • thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
  • thread mark — a thin threading in paper currency to make counterfeiting difficult.
  • thread rope — cordage 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) or less in thickness.
  • thread silk — silk yarn produced by a silk throwster.
  • thread vein — a small red or purple capillary near to the surface of the skin
  • threadmaker — a person who makes or twists fibres into thread
  • throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
  • throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
  • thunder bay — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
  • thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
  • thunderhead — incus (def 2).
  • thunderpeal — a crash of thunder; thunderclap.
  • ticonderoga — a village in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: site of French fort captured by the English 1759 and by Americans under Ethan Allen 1775.
  • tidal force — the gravitational pull exerted by a celestial body that raises the tides on another body within the gravitational field, dependent on the varying distance between the bodies.
  • tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
  • tight-arsed — inhibited or conservative in attitude or behaviour
  • timber yard — A timber yard is a place where timber is stored and sold.
  • to a degree — any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale.
  • tordesillas — a town in NW Spain, SW of Valladolid: treaty (1494) defining the colonial spheres of Spain and Portugal.
  • touch-ready — (of software) ready to work on touch-screen computers and devices
  • tracker dog — canine trained to detect
  • tractorfeed — Computers. a mechanism for aligning and transporting paper for a printer by means of pins that catch in perforations along the edges of the paper.
  • trade cycle — the recurrent fluctuation between boom and depression in the economic activity of a capitalist country
  • trade dress — the total visual image and specific design of a product or service that distinguish it from others and identify its origin or source. Trade dress is protected under trademark law and consists of elements that are not functional, as product packaging or the décor of a business.
  • trade guild — a medieval guild composed of tradesmen.
  • trade paper — a newspaper publishing news of a specific profession or business.
  • trade plate — a numberplate attached temporarily to a vehicle by a dealer, etc, before the vehicle has been registered
  • trade price — the price paid for goods by a retailer to a manufacturer or wholesaler
  • trade route — any route usually taken by merchant ships, caravans, etc.
  • trade talks — discussions on the arrangements for international trade
  • trade union — a labor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, as distinguished from general workers or a union including all workers in an industry.
  • trade winds — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • tradeswoman — a woman engaged in trade.
  • traducement — to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
  • tragedienne — an actress especially noted for performing tragic roles.
  • tragicomedy — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
  • trailblazed — to blaze a trail through (a forest, wilderness, or the like) for others to follow.
  • transandine — crossing or beyond the Andes
  • transborder — the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
  • transcended — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
  • transdermal — Also, transdermic. transcutaneous.
  • transferred — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
  • transformed — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
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