15-letter words containing n, o, r, s, e
- thirtysomething — a person in her or his thirties
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- to earn a crust — If you earn a crust, you earn enough money to live on, especially by doing work you would prefer not to do.
- to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
- to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.
- to one's credit — commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
- torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
- towers of hanoi — (games) A classic computer science problem, invented by Edouard Lucas in 1883, often used as an example of recursion. "In the great temple at Benares, says he, beneath the dome which marks the centre of the world, rests a brass plate in which are fixed three diamond needles, each a cubit high and as thick as the body of a bee. On one of these needles, at the creation, God placed sixty-four discs of pure gold, the largest disc resting on the brass plate, and the others getting smaller and smaller up to the top one. This is the Tower of Bramah. Day and night unceasingly the priests transfer the discs from one diamond needle to another according to the fixed and immutable laws of Bramah, which require that the priest on duty must not move more than one disc at a time and that he must place this disc on a needle so that there is no smaller disc below it. When the sixty-four discs shall have been thus transferred from the needle on which at the creation God placed them to one of the other needles, tower, temple, and Brahmins alike will crumble into dust, and with a thunderclap the world will vanish." The recursive solution is: Solve for n-1 discs recursively, then move the remaining largest disc to the free needle. Note that there is also a non-recursive solution: On odd-numbered moves, move the smallest sized disk clockwise. On even-numbered moves, make the single other move which is possible.
- training course — practical programme of study
- trainspotterish — obsessed with trivial details, esp of a subject generally considered uninteresting
- transequatorial — of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.
- transfer factor — a lymphocyte product that, when extracted from T cells of an individual with immunity to a particular antigen, can confer that immunity when administered to another individual of the same species.
- transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
- transfer season — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
- transfer window — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
- transgressional — of or relating to transgression
- transition team — a group of people who manage the transition between one system, administrative regime, etc and another
- transliteration — to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
- transmissometer — an instrument for measuring visibility or the transmission of light in the atmosphere.
- transportedness — the quality or state of being carried away with pleasure or rapture
- tree of sadness — night jasmine (def 1).
- tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
- trine immersion — a form of baptism in which the candidate is immersed three times, once for each person of the Trinity.
- trojan asteroid — one of a number of asteroids that have the same mean motion and orbit as Jupiter, preceding or following the planet by a longitude of 60°
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
- trustworthiness — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- turbinate bones — the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
- turn inside out — If you say that something has been turned inside out, you mean that it is the opposite of what you expect or think it should be.
- turquoise green — a light bluish green.
- twist one's arm — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- un-presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
- unceremoniously — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- unconstrainable — unable to be confined
- unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
- uncontrollables — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
- under one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- under sb's nose — If you do something under someone's nose, you do it right in front of them, without trying to hide it from them.
- under sb's roof — If something happens under your roof, it happens in your home.
- under suspicion — suspected of a crime
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.