14-letter words containing h, e, r, t, f
- theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
- thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
- torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
- 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.
- turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- twelfth-grader — (in the US) a pupil in the twelfth-grade
- unrightfulness — the quality of being unjust or unrightful
- waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
- weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
- weatherproofer — a worker who weatherproofs houses and other buildings.
- weight for age — the poundage assigned to be borne by a horse in a race, based on the age of the horse.
- welfare mother — the mother of dependent children who receives government welfare benefits.
- welfare rights — legal entitlements to financial and other benefits
- what manner of — You use what manner of to suggest that the person or thing you are about to mention is of an unusual or unknown kind.
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
- youth offender — a young delinquent, especially a first offender, usually from 14 to 21 years old, whom the court tries to correct and guide rather than to punish as a criminal.