13-letter words containing l, h, e, r
- theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
- theatricality — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theatricalize — to put into dramatic or theatrical form; dramatize.
- theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- therapeutical — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- thermal baths — warm water spa
- thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
- thermal paper — heat-sensitive paper that is impregnated with a chemical; it is used in thermal printers
- thermal power — power produced by converting heat into electricity
- thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoelement — a device made up of a heating mechanism and a thermocouple and used to measure small currents
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermotensile — of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature
- thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
- third worlder — a citizen of a Third World country.
- thong leather — whang2 (def 2).
- thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
- threateningly — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- three old cat — three-a-cat.
- three-wheeler — a vehicle equipped with three wheels, as a tricycle, a motorcycle with a sidecar, or some small, experimental, or early-model cars.
- threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
- thremmatology — the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
- thrill-seeker — a person who enjoys taking part in extreme sports and other activities involving physical risk
- thrillingness — the state or quality of being thrilling or exciting
- throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
- thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- to lose heart — If you lose heart, you become sad and depressed and are no longer interested in something, especially because it is not progressing as you would like.
- to raise hell — If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
- to the letter — a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- toilet humour — scatological or vulgar jokes
- tortoiseshell — a horny substance of a mottled brown and yellow coloration, composing the laminae that cover the inner body plates of the carapace of certain tortoises or turtles, especially the hawksbill, used for making combs and ornamental articles, inlaying, etc.
- tower hamlets — a borough of Greater London, England.
- trailer trash — poor white person
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- treble chance — a method of betting in football pools in which the chances of winning are related to the number of draws and the number of home and away wins forecast by the competitor
- triethylamine — a colorless, flammable liquid, C 6 H 15 N, used chiefly as a solvent in chemical synthesis.
- triple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of trisyllabic feet.
- triple threat — an expert in three different fields or in three different skills in the same field.
- triple-header — a set of three games, as of basketball, each game being played in the same arena on the same day and often between different pairs of teams.
- trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
- truthlessness — the quality or character of being truthless
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- under the lee — towards the lee