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13-letter words containing g, r, a, t, i

  • teratogenesis — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
  • tergiversator — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
  • thaumaturgist — a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
  • the argentine — Argentina
  • the far right — the more extreme supporters or advocates of social, political, or economic conservatism or reaction, based generally on a belief that things are better left unchanged
  • the hermitage — an art museum in St Petersburg, originally a palace built by Catherine the Great
  • the high road — the principal road from one place to another
  • the third age — old age, esp when viewed as an opportunity for travel, further education, etc
  • thermostating — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
  • third reading — the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
  • 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.
  • thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
  • tidal barrage — a barrier that traps water at high tide, creating a tidal basin
  • tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
  • tilting train — A tilting train is a type of train that can travel faster than ordinary trains because it tilts when the track curves.
  • timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
  • to go off air — to stop broadcasting
  • toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
  • topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
  • tracing paper — a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.
  • tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
  • tracking shot — dolly shot.
  • 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
  • trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
  • trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
  • traffic light — a set of electrically operated signal lights used to direct or control traffic at intersections.
  • trail-blazing — A trail-blazing idea, event, or organization is new, exciting, and original.
  • trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
  • training camp — A training camp for soldiers or sports players is an organized period of training at a particular place.
  • training ship — a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
  • training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
  • training wall — an artificial embankment or wall for directing the course of a stream.
  • trainspotting — hobby: observing trains
  • tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
  • transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
  • transgressive — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
  • transmisogyny — discrimination or prejudice against transgender women.
  • transshipping — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
  • trash farming — cultivation by leaving stubble, etc, on the surface of the soil to serve as a mulch
  • trash-talking — disparaging or boastful language used especially to demoralize or intimidate opponents: trash-talking in the locker room.
  • 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
  • triangularity — pertaining to or having the form of a triangle; three-cornered.
  • triangulation — a technique for establishing the distance between any two points, or the relative position of two or more points, by using such points as vertices of a triangle or series of triangles, such that each triangle has a side of known or measurable length (base or base line) that permits the size of the angles of the triangle and the length of its other two sides to be established by observations taken either upon or from the two ends of the base line.
  • 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-happy — ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
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