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14-letter words containing o, l, e, t, h, r

  • take the floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
  • technothriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
  • telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
  • telegraph pole — A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system.
  • telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
  • telephotograph — a photograph taken with a telephoto lens.
  • telephotometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of light emanating from a distant object.
  • terotechnology — a branch of technology that utilizes management, financial, and engineering expertise in the installation and efficient operation and maintenance of equipment and machinery
  • texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
  • the cordeliers — a political club founded in 1790 and meeting at an old Cordelier convent in Paris
  • the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
  • the free world — the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist
  • the honourable — a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another
  • the lesser dog — the constellation Canis Minor
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the lord's day — the Christian Sabbath; Sunday
  • the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
  • the oslo fjord — a bay in the southeast of Norway (an inlet of the Skagerrak)
  • the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
  • the real mccoy — the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real): Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy.
  • the real world — if you talk about the real world, you are referring to the world and life in general, in contrast to a particular person's own life, experience, and ideas, which may seem untypical and unrealistic
  • the royal mail — the national postal service of the United Kingdom
  • the silk route — an ancient trade route that linked Asia and the countries of the Mediterranean and was followed by Marco Polo when he travelled to Cathay
  • the wool trade — the business of buying and selling wool, formerly very important in Britain, Australia etc
  • the world over — If you say that something happens or exists the world over, you mean that it happens or exists in every part of the world.
  • theodore bilbo — Theodore Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1877–1947, U.S. Southern populist politician: senator 1935–47.
  • theriogenology — the branch of veterinary medicine encompassing all aspects of reproduction.
  • thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
  • thermoelectric — of, relating to, or involving the direct relationship between heat and electricity.
  • thermoelectron — an electron emitted by an incandescent material.
  • thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
  • thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
  • thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
  • thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
  • thermotolerant — (of plants) able to tolerate, but not thriving in, high temperatures
  • thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
  • thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
  • thromboembolic — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
  • throttle lever — throttle (def 1).
  • throttle valve — a valve for throttling the working fluid of an engine, refrigerator, etc.
  • throttlebottom — a harmless incompetent in public office.
  • to sleep rough — When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home.
  • torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
  • travel voucher — a voucher, usually bought from a travel agency or won in a competition, etc, which can be used to pay for travel costs such as flights, accommodation, etc
  • trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
  • trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
  • troubleshooted — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • troubleshooter — a person with special skill in resolving disputes, impasses, etc., as in business, national, or international affairs: a diplomatic troubleshooter in the Middle East.
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
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