16-letter words containing h, u, r, t, i
- the high country — sheep pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps, New Zealand
- the hitler youth — a Nazi paramilitary youth organization (1922-45)
- the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
- the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
- the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
- the public purse — money from or controlled by the government
- the resurrection — the rising of Jesus from the dead after his death and burial
- the sex industry — a commercial sector that employs sex workers in prostitution, pornography, etc.
- the subsidiariat — a collective term for the news sources that would not survive without being subsidized directly (by a government, etc), or indirectly (through sharing a parent company with another more profitable revenue source)
- the virgin queen — another name for Queen Elizabeth I of England
- thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
- thinking through — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- thought disorder — disorganized speech, as flight of ideas or loosening of associations, thought to reflect disorganized thinking and occurring as a symptom of some types of mental illness, as manic disorder or schizophrenia.
- three-piece suit — men's formal outfit
- three-point turn — When the driver of a vehicle does a three-point turn, he or she turns the vehicle by driving forwards in a curve, then backwards in a curve, and then forwards in a curve.
- through the mill — a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- to put sth right — If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems.
- trailing fuchsia — a shrub, Fuchsia procumbens, of the evening primrose family, native to New Zealand, having long-stalked leaves and drooping, orange-and-purple flowers, used in hanging baskets.
- train of thought — sequence of ideas
- tristan da cunha — a group of four volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, belonging to St. Helena. 40 sq. mi. (104 sq. km).
- tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
- turkish crescent — crescent (def 6).
- uncharacteristic — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
- undernourishment — If someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.
- underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
- unitarian church — the Protestant denomination that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity
- unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
- up with the lark — up early in the morning
- ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
- urim and thummim — two objects probably used as oracles and carried in the breastplate of the high priest (Exodus 28:30)
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- washing-up water — water used for washing dishes
- water chinquapin — an American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, having pale-yellow flowers and an edible seed.
- whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27.
- whited sepulchre — hypocrite
- with due respect — with deserved esteem
- without a murmur — If someone does something without a murmur, they do it without complaining.
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- without recourse — a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders
- worth your while — If an action or activity is worth someone's while, it will be helpful, useful, or enjoyable for them if they do it, even though it requires some effort.
- write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- wrought ironwork — decorative work in wrought iron