13-letter words containing h, i, t, o, r
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
- timbrophilist — a person who loves stamps or who collects stamps
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- to catch fire — If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
- to raise hell — If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
- to start with — To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.
- together with — combined with
- toilet humour — scatological or vulgar jokes
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- tortilla chip — Tortilla chips are thick crisps made from corn which are often served with dips such as salsa.
- tortoiseshell — a horny substance of a mottled brown and yellow coloration, composing the laminae that cover the inner body plates of the carapace of certain tortoises or turtles, especially the hawksbill, used for making combs and ornamental articles, inlaying, etc.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- transthoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trichothecene — any of a group of toxins derived from various imperfect fungi, as of the genera Fusarium and Trichothecium.
- trichromatism — the quality or condition of being trichromatic.
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
- trophotropism — the response by an organism or cell to, or the movement of an organism or cell towards or away from, an external source of nutrition
- tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.
- trout fishing — angling to catch trout
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- typographical — of or relating to typography.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- underwithhold — to withhold too little.
- unforthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
- upright piano — a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically. Compare spinet (def 1).
- uprighteously — in an upright or moral manner
- vasoinhibitor — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- voting rights — the entitlement of an individual to vote
- watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
- weather joint — a mortar joint having a downward and outward slope.
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- west bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.
- whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- white croaker — kingfish (def 2).
- white vitriol — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.