13-letter words containing g, e, t, r
- thirty-eighth — next after the thirty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 38.
- thong leather — whang2 (def 2).
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
- threateningly — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- thremmatology — the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
- thrillingness — the state or quality of being thrilling or exciting
- through stone — perpend1 .
- through-other — confused.
- tidal barrage — a barrier that traps water at high tide, creating a tidal basin
- tiger economy — an economy that maintains a high growth rate, originally referring to the relatively small economies of South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in East Asia.
- to loom large — If something, especially a problem or worry looms large, it occupies a lot of your thoughts and seems important.
- to the ground — completely; absolutely
- together with — combined with
- tracing paper — a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.
- trade embargo — a government order imposing a trade barrier
- trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
- trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- transgendered — transgender (defs 1, 2).
- transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
- transgressive — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- travel agency — a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.
- traveling bag — a small bag, as a valise or suitcase, usually made of leather, having an oblong shape, and used chiefly to hold clothes.
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- tree kangaroo — any arboreal kangaroo of the genus Dendrolagus, of Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea.
- trend-setting — establishing or influencing a new trend or fashion.
- tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
- trigger guard — safety feature on a gun
- trigger happy — ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
- trigger plant — any of several small grasslike plants of the genus Stylidium, having sensitive stamens that are erected when disturbed: family Stylidiaceae
- trigger price — if a commodity reaches a trigger price, its price, or the conditions governing its sale are changed; a price at which certain consequences ensue
- trigger-happy — ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
- triglycerides — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- triple figure — a number made up of three digits.
- triple-tongue — to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and t and k successively, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
- tripping line — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
- tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains
- trotting race — a horse race using trotters.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a device which is attached to the top tubing joint and supports the tubing.
- tumorgenicity — the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumours
- tumorigenesis — the production or development of tumors.
- tung-oil tree — tung tree.
- turangawaewae — the area that is a person's home
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- turning piece — a wooden pattern for an arch built without centering.
- twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
- ugly customer — a hostile or dangerous person.