14-letter words containing h, o, r, n, i
- sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- station church — any of the churches in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
- straighten out — make straighter
- streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
- sun-worshipper — someone who worships the sun as a deity
- synchronically — having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history: synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- technothriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
- telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- that's torn it — an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- the federation — the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901
- the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
- the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
- the roman rite — the liturgical rite used in the Diocese of Rome
- theocentricity — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- 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.
- therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
- theriogenology — the branch of veterinary medicine encompassing all aspects of reproduction.
- 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.
- thermojunction — a point of electrical contact between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears, the magnitude of which depends on the temperature of the contact and the nature of the metals
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- 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.
- third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
- 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.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thrombopoietin — a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.
- throw light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
- tour d'horizon — a general survey; overview.
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- trichomoniasis — a sexually transmitted disease typically asymptomatic in men and resulting in vaginitis with a copious, frothy discharge and itching in women, caused by a trichomonad Trichomonas vaginalis.
- 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.
- 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
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- truth-function — a statement so constructed from other statements that its truth-value depends on the truth-values of the other statements rather than on their meanings.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner