14-letter words containing h, o, n, e, s, t
- 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.
- 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.
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- think positive — be optimistic
- thomas younger — Thomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
- thomson effect — the tendency of unevenly heated segments of a strip of a conductor to increase or decrease in temperature differences when an electric current is passed through the strip.
- thoughtfulness — showing consideration for others; considerate.
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- thunderousness — the quality or state of being thunderous
- thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- 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.
- tongue-lashing — severe scolding
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- trophoneurosis — a disorder caused by defective functioning of the trophic nerves
- try one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- under the rose — in secret; privately; sub rosa
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- vote of thanks — A vote of thanks is an official speech in which the speaker formally thanks a person for doing something.
- washington pie — a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.
- weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
- west-northwest — a point on the compass midway between west and northwest.
- when it's done — (jargon) A manufacturer's non-answer to questions about product availability. This answer allows the manufacturer to pretend to communicate with their customers without setting themselves any deadlines or revealing how behind schedule the product really is. It also sounds slightly better than "We don't know".
- whistleblowing — The disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department.
- white gasoline — unleaded and uncracked gasoline, designed especially for use in motorboats.
- who needs sth? — You can say 'Who needs something?' as a way of emphasizing that you think that this thing is unnecessary or not useful.
- wiltshire horn — a breed of medium-sized sheep having horns in both male and female, originating from the Chalk Downs, England
- winter clothes — the type of heavy, warm clothing that people tend to wear in very cold weather
- with eyes open — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- women's rights — the rights, claimed by and for women, of equal privileges and opportunities with men
- worthwhileness — such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a worthwhile book.
- wrestling hold — a way of holding someone in the sport of wrestling
- xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division
- xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.