13-letter words containing h, u, y, t
- ratushinskaya — Irina (ɪˈriːnə). born 1954, Russian poet and writer: imprisoned (1983–86) in a Soviet labour camp on charges of subversion. Her publications include Poems (1984), Grey is the Colour of Hope (1988), and The Odessans (1992)
- rhythm guitar — a guitar used to provide rhythm, particularly during a musical ensemble
- right you are — If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way.
- right-justify — If printed text is right-justified, each line finishes at the same distance from the right-hand edge of the page or column.
- rotary plough — an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds
- run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- south by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of south. Abbreviation: SbE.
- south by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW.
- southeasterly — coming from the south east
- southwesterly — coming from the south west
- spathiphyllum — any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental.
- sprung rhythm — a poetic rhythm characterized by the use of strongly accented syllables, often in juxtaposition, accompanied by an indefinite number of unaccented syllables in each foot, of which the accented syllable is the essential component.
- stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
- styling brush — a hairbrush used to style or neaten hair
- subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- tax authority — the official body that administers and collects a country's taxes
- tell you what — You say 'Tell you what' to introduce a suggestion or offer.
- thaumatolatry — the worship of or excessive admiration for marvels and miracles
- the ryder cup — the trophy awarded in a professional golfing competition between teams representing Europe and the US
- there you are — an expression used when handing a person something requested or desired
- thirty-fourth — next after the thirty-third; being the ordinal number for 34.
- thousand days — the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- twenty-fourth — next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
- ultraphysical — extremely physical
- uninhibitedly — in an uninhibited manner
- unsympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- unthriftyhead — thriftlessness
- untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- uprighteously — in an upright or moral manner
- west by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of west. Abbreviation: WbS.
- what have you — the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
- what you will — whatever you like
- what's yours? — what would you like to drink?
- with any luck — You can add with luck or with any luck to a statement to indicate that you hope that a particular thing will happen.
- with impunity — unpunished
- you know what — a thing or person that the speaker cannot or does not want to specify
- youth culture — the activities and behaviour associated with young people
- youth custody — (in Britain) a sentence of from four to eighteen months' detention passed on a person aged 15 to 21