14-letter words containing o, n, s, t, r
- tensor bandage — a wide elasticized bandage that supports injured joints
- tergiversation — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- terminus a quo — the end from which; beginning; starting point; earliest limiting point.
- testing ground — place where sth is tested
- 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.
- that's torn it — an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- the worm turns — If you say that the worm turns, you mean that someone who usually obeys another person or accepts their bad behaviour unexpectedly starts resisting that person or expresses their anger.
- there's no way — If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- thermostatting — 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.
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
- thomas younger — Thomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
- thunderousness — the quality or state of being thunderous
- thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
- to be bursting — to want desperately to urinate
- to break ranks — If you say that a member of a group or organization breaks ranks, you mean that they disobey the instructions of their group or organization.
- to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
- to cut corners — If you cut corners, you do something quickly by doing it in a less thorough way than you should.
- to stand trial — If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of.
- tokara islands — a group of Japanese islands in the W Pacific Ocean, in the N Ryukyu Islands.
- tongue twister — a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”.
- tongue-twister — A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.
- toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
- torque spanner — a spanner having a torque-limiting mechanism which can be set to a predetermined value
- torrens system — (in Australia, England, Canada, certain states of the U.S., etc.) a system of registration of land titles in which the titles are settled consequent to establishment and validation by a legal proceeding, designed chiefly to make title insurance unnecessary and to facilitate transfers.
- tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- trade unionist — a member of a trade union.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- traditionalism — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- traditionalist — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- train-spotting — (of a train enthusiast) the activity of going to train stations and recording the numbers of trains
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- traitorousness — the quality or state of being traitorous
- transactivator — to activate the replication of (a viral gene) through the presence of a gene at another locus, especially following a viral infection.
- transamination — the transfer of an amino group from one compound to another.
- transanimation — mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
- transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- transcutaneous — by way of or through the skin.
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
- transformation — the act or process of transforming.