16-letter words containing h, a, i, r, t, l
- thick-tailed ray — Ichthyology. any ray of the order Rajiformes, having a relatively thick, fleshy tail, including the guitarfishes and the skates.
- three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
- tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
- to clear the air — If you do something to clear the air, you do it in order to resolve any problems or disagreements that there might be.
- to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
- topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
- tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
- trailing fuchsia — a shrub, Fuchsia procumbens, of the evening primrose family, native to New Zealand, having long-stalked leaves and drooping, orange-and-purple flowers, used in hanging baskets.
- transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
- trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
- trichotillomania — a compulsion to pull out one's hair.
- triphenylmethane — a colorless, crystalline, solid compound containing three benzene rings, C 19 H 16 , from which many dyes are derived.
- underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
- up with the lark — up early in the morning
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
- white water lily — any water lily of the genus Nymphaea, especially N. odorata, having fragrant, white flowers.
- windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor