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14-letter words containing h, e, a, t, n

  • the samaritans — a voluntary organization which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone
  • the soo canals — the two ship canals linking Lakes Superior and Huron. There is a canal on the Canadian and on the US side of the rapids of the St Mary's River
  • the stannaries — a tin-mining district of Devon and Cornwall, formerly under the jurisdiction of special courts
  • the surinamese — the people of Surinam collectively
  • the unknowable — the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
  • the upper hand — If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.
  • the vernacular — the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place
  • the visitation — the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth: Luke 1:39-56
  • the waste land — a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.
  • the-bostonians — a novel (1886) by Henry James.
  • the-mabinogion — a collection of medieval Welsh romances that were translated (1838–49) by Lady Charlotte Guest.
  • the-pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • the-suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
  • then and there — at that time: Prices were lower then.
  • thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
  • there and then — If something happens there and then or then and there, it happens immediately.
  • there's no way — If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
  • therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
  • 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.
  • thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
  • thermoremanent — (of a rock) having a remnant magnetic field after cooling or solidification
  • thermostatting — 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.
  • thermotolerant — (of plants) able to tolerate, but not thriving in, high temperatures
  • thioantimonate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of thioantimonic acid
  • thioantimonite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioantimonious acids
  • thomas younger — Thomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
  • 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
  • throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
  • throw a wrench — If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
  • thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
  • thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
  • ticket machine — automated ticket dispenser
  • tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
  • titanium white — a pigment used in painting, consisting chiefly of titanium dioxide and noted for its brilliant white color, covering power, and permanence.
  • to change tack — If you change tack or try a different tack, you try a different method for dealing with a situation.
  • to lend a hand — If you lend someone a hand, you help them.
  • to shake hands — If you shake hands with someone, you take their right hand in your own for a few moments, often moving it up and down slightly, when you are saying hello or goodbye to them, congratulating them, or agreeing on something. You can also say that two people shake hands.
  • to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
  • tongue-lashing — severe scolding
  • training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
  • treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
  • tree of heaven — an Asiatic tree, Ailanthus altissima, having large oblong leaves and rank-smelling flowers, often planted as a shade tree.
  • trench warfare — combat in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches.
  • trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
  • trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
  • triiodomethane — iodoform.
  • trimethylamine — a colourless, flammable liquid with a strong, fishy odour
  • triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
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