13-letter words containing o, d, e, t, h
- the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
- the decameron — title of collection of stories written in Italian in the early Renaissance by Boccaccio
- the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- the good life — If you say that someone is living the good life, you mean that they are living in comfort and luxury with few problems or worries.
- the high road — the principal road from one place to another
- the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
- the last word — final retort
- the new world — the Americas; the western hemisphere
- the oppressed — people who are subjugated by cruelty, force, etc
- the other day — several days ago
- the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- the unco guid — narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
- the-decameron — a collection of 100 tales (1353) by Boccaccio.
- the-godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
- the-possessed — a novel (1871) by Dostoevsky.
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- theodosius ii — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thermostatted — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
- thioacetamide — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 2 H 5 NS, used chiefly in analytical chemistry as a source of hydrogen sulfide.
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- third worlder — a citizen of a Third World country.
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thomas decker — Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
- thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- three old cat — three-a-cat.
- threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- tight-mouthed — tight-lipped.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- to the ground — completely; absolutely
- toothed whale — any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, having conical teeth in one or both jaws and feeding on fish, squid, etc.
- trapezohedron — Crystallography. a crystal form having all faces trapeziums.
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- tzom gedaliah — a Jewish fast day observed on the third day of the month of Tishri in memory of the treacherous murder of Gedaliah, Jewish governor of Judah appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- under the sod — dead and buried
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- underwithhold — to withhold too little.
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- velocity head — the velocity of a fluid expressed in terms of the head or static pressure required to produce that velocity. It equals ρν/2 where ρ is the density of the fluid and ν is the velocity. In hydrology the density of water can be written 1/G where G is the gravitational constant
- volksdeutsche — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.