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10-letter words containing h, o, a, r

  • tauromachy — the art or technique of bullfighting.
  • technocrat — a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy.
  • technofear — fear of using technological devices, such as computers; technophobia
  • tereshkova — Valentina Vladimirovna [vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh vluh-dyi-myee-ruh v-nuh] /və lyɪnˈtyi nə vlə dyɪˈmyi rəv nə/ (Show IPA), born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut: first woman in space 1963.
  • terrachlor — pentachloronitrobenzene.
  • tetrachord — a diatonic series of four tones, the first and last separated by a perfect fourth.
  • tetrathlon — a contest featuring four sporting disciplines
  • thalliform — resembling a thallus
  • the azores — three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. Capital: Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel). Pop: 241 762 (2001). Area: 2335 sq km (901 sq miles)
  • the boards — the acting profession; the stage
  • the dragon — the constellation Draco
  • the majors — the major leagues
  • the moirai — the Greek goddesses of fate
  • theocratic — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
  • thereabout — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
  • thereamong — amid or amongst
  • thermogram — a graphic or visual record produced by thermography.
  • thermostat — 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.
  • thesprotia — an ancient coastal district in SW Epirus.
  • thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
  • thiouracil — a white, slightly water-soluble, bitter, crystalline powder C 4 H 4 N 2 OS, used chiefly in treating hyperthyroidism by reducing the activity of the thyroid gland.
  • thorianite — a rare mineral, mainly thoria, ThO 2 , but also containing uranium, cerium, and other rare-earth metals, occurring in small, black, cubic crystals: notable for its radioactivity and used as a minor source of thorium.
  • thrash out — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
  • threadworm — any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
  • throatlash — the strap that holds a bridle in place, fastening under the horse's jaw
  • throatwort — Campanula Trachelium, a bellflower having purplish flowers and a throat-shaped corolla and once thought to cure sore throats
  • throughway — a limited-access toll highway providing a means of direct transportation between distant areas for high-speed automobile traffic.
  • throw away — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • throw back — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • timocharis — a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 25 miles (40 km) in diameter.
  • tomography — a machine for making an x-ray of a selected plane of the body.
  • tony hoare — Anthony Hoare
  • tooth rash — strophulus.
  • top-hamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
  • topography — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
  • touchpaper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
  • tovarishch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
  • tow-haired — having blond and sometimes tousled hair
  • tracheolar — of or relating to the tracheole
  • track shoe — a light, heelless, usually leather shoe having either steel spikes for use outdoors on a cinder or dirt track, or a rubber sole for use indoors on a board floor.
  • track shot — a camera shot in which the cameraman follows a specific person or event in the action
  • trade show — show (def 22).
  • trap house — a shelter from which the clay pigeons are released in trapshooting.
  • trichromat — any person with normal colour vision, who can therefore see the three primary colours
  • trochanter — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
  • trochoidal — like, arranged or in the form of a trochoid, or belonging or relating to trochoids
  • trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
  • tryptophan — an essential amino acid, (C 8 H 6 N)CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, colorless, crystalline, and aromatic, released from proteins by tryptic digestion and a precursor of serotonin. Symbol: W. Abbreviation: Trp;
  • tudor arch — a four-centered arch, the inner pair of curves having a radius much greater than that of the outer pair.
  • turboshaft — a gas turbine used to deliver shaft power, as to a helicopter rotor.
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