8-letter words containing i, h, r
- the rich — wealthy people
- the ring — the sport of boxing
- theatric — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theories — a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena: Einstein's theory of relativity. Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- theorise — to form a theory or theories.
- theorist — a person who theorizes.
- theorize — to form a theory or theories.
- therblig — (in time and motion study) any of the basic elements involved in completing a given manual operation or task that can be subjected to analysis.
- theremin — a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
- thermion — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thermite — a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.
- thesiger — Wilfred (Patrick). 1910–2003, British writer, who explored the Empty Quarter of Arabia (1945–50) and lived with the Iraqi marsh Arabs (1950–58). His books include Arabian Sands (1958), The Marsh Arabs (1964), and My Kenya Days (1994)
- theurgic — a system of beneficent magic practiced by the Egyptian Platonists and others.
- thievery — the act or practice of thieving; theft.
- thin air — If someone or something disappears into thin air, they disappear completely. If someone or something appears out of thin air, they appear suddenly and mysteriously.
- thiourea — a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
- thirlage — an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
- thirteen — a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
- thirties — a cardinal number, 10 times 3.
- thonburi — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- thracian — of or relating to Thrace or its inhabitants.
- thrawing — British Dialect. to throw.
- thridace — a sedative made from lettuce juice
- thrilled — to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
- thriller — a person or thing that thrills.
- thrivers — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- thriving — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- thrombin — an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
- throw in — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throwing — the act of projecting or casting (something) through the air, esp with a rapid motion of the arm and wrist
- thurible — a censer.
- thurifer — a person who carries the thurible in religious ceremonies.
- thyatira — ancient name of Akhisar.
- thyrosis — any condition resulting from abnormal functioning of the thyroid gland.
- thyroxin — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- thyrsoid — having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.
- tigerish — tigerlike, as in strength, fierceness, courage, or coloration.
- tin horn — someone, especially a gambler, who pretends to be important but actually has little money, influence, or skill.
- torchier — of, relating to, or characteristic of a torch song or a torch singer.
- torching — a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- torchlit — illuminated by the light of a torch or torches
- tovarich — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- tracheid — an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support. Compare vessel (def 5).
- tranship — transship
- trashing — anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- treefish — a rockfish, Sebastes serriceps, of waters off southern California, marked with black bands.
- treeship — the existence of a tree
- trephine — a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
- triarchy — government by three persons.