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11-letter words containing o, h, r, i

  • to the wire — If something goes to the wire, it continues until the last possible moment.
  • tocharian a — the eastern dialect of Tocharian
  • tocharian b — the western dialect of Tocharian
  • toghril beg — ?990–1063 ad, Sultan of Turkey (1055–63), who founded the Seljuq dynasty and conquered Baghdad (1055)
  • tomographic — relating to tomography
  • tooth fairy — a fairy credited with leaving a child money or a small gift in exchange for a baby tooth that has fallen out and been placed under the child's pillow at night.
  • topographic — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
  • torsiograph — a graph indicating vibrating movements
  • tracheation — the arrangement of tracheae in insects and other arthropods.
  • tragic hero — a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat: Oedipus, the classic tragic hero.
  • traitorhood — the quality or practice of being a traitor
  • traitorship — a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
  • transphobia — unreasoning hostility, aversion, etc., toward transgender people.
  • tretchikoff — Vladimir. 1913–2006, South African painter, born in Russia, known for his kitsch appeal, especially for his much-reproduced Chinese Girl (1950; also known as The Green Lady)
  • trial horse — an opponent who performs against a superior foe in a workout or exhibition.
  • trichinosis — a disease resulting from infestation with Trichinella spiralis, occurring in humans, caused by ingestion of infested, undercooked pork, and characterized by fever, muscle weakness, and diarrhea.
  • trichinotic — relating to trichinosis
  • trichlorfon — metrifonate.
  • trichloride — a chloride having three atoms of chlorine, as ferric chloride, FeCl 3 .
  • trichomonad — any flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, parasitic in humans or animals.
  • trichonotid — any fish of the family Trichonotidae, comprising the sand divers.
  • trichonymph — a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trichonympha that lives in the intestine of wood-eating termites, transforming the cellulose in the wood into soluble carbohydrates that can be utilized by the insect.
  • trimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of three forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species.
  • triphibious — employing or involving land, naval, and air forces in a combined operation.
  • triphyllous — having three leaves.
  • tristichous — arranged in three rows.
  • trithionate — a salt of trithionic acid
  • trophically — of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
  • trophozoite — a protozoan in the metabolically active growth stage.
  • trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
  • trothplight — engagement to be married; betrothal.
  • troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
  • turnip moth — a common noctuid moth, Agrotis segetum, drab grey-brown in colour, the larvae of which feed on root crops and brassica stems
  • typographia — matter relating to printing or printers
  • typographic — of or relating to typography.
  • tyroglyphid — a tick or mite of the family Tyroglyphidae
  • tyrothricin — an antibiotic, obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis, consisting of tyrocidine and gramicidin and active against Gram-positive bacteria such as staphylococci and streptococci: applied locally for the treatment of ulcers and abscesses
  • ulotrichous — belonging to a group of people having woolly or crisply curly hair.
  • unit holder — an investor in a unit trust fund
  • unnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
  • unprophetic — not prophetic, not seeing future events correctly
  • unrighteous — not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
  • venographic — of or relating to venography
  • videography — the art or process of making films with a video camera.
  • vinho verde — any of a variety of light, slightly sharp-tasting wines made from early-picked grapes in the Minho region of NW Portugal
  • wagonwright — a person who makes wagons
  • warehousing — an act or instance of a person or company that warehouses something.
  • warriorhood — The state of being a warrior.
  • weight room — weight-training gym
  • welsh corgi — one of either of two Welsh breeds of dogs having short legs, erect ears, and a foxlike head. Compare Cardigan (def 2), Pembroke (def 3).
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