10-letter words containing h, o, t, e, a
- stenograph — any of various keyboard instruments, somewhat resembling a typewriter, used for writing in shorthand, as by means of phonetic or arbitrary symbols.
- stonebrash — a type of subsoil consisting of small or broken stones or rock
- sulphonate — a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO2O– or the group RSO2O–, R being an organic group
- sweat-shop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
- sweathouse — (especially among North American Indians) a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body by sweating, in which heated water is poured over heated stones to produce steam.
- t'ao t'ieh — the face of a mythical animal with a gaping mouth appearing as a motif in ancient Chinese art.
- tablecloth — a cloth for covering the top of a table, especially during a meal.
- tachometer — any of various instruments for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of a machine, a river, or the blood.
- tachometry — any of various instruments for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of a machine, a river, or the blood.
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- tawheowheo — a broadleaved evergreen, Quintinia serrata, of New Zealand's North Island
- technocrat — a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy.
- technofear — fear of using technological devices, such as computers; technophobia
- teichopsia — a temporary visual impairment associated with migraine
- 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
- 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
- the ogaden — a region of SE Ethiopia, bordering on Somalia: consists of a desert plateau, inhabited by Somali nomads; a secessionist movement, supported by Somalia, has existed within the region since the early 1960s and led to bitter fighting between Ethiopia and Somalia (1977–78)
- the oneida — a North American Indian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples
- 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.
- theodosian — of or relating to Theodosius I, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
- theologate — a seminary or school of theology
- theologian — a person versed in theology, especially Christian theology; divine.
- theomantic — relating to theomancy or divination
- theophanic — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- theophobia — morbid fear or hatred of God
- 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.
- thioacetic — of or derived from thioacetic acid.
- 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.
- threadworm — any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
- to the day — If it is a month or a year to the day since a particular thing happened, it is exactly a month or a year since it happened.
- to the max — maximum.
- tony hoare — Anthony Hoare
- toothpaste — a dentifrice in the form of paste.
- top-hamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
- top-hatted — wearing a top hat
- tophaceous — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- total heat — enthalpy.
- touch base — make contact