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13-letter words containing o, r, t, h, g

  • the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
  • the high road — the principal road from one place to another
  • the long term — the time some years ahead, (as opposed to the immediate future)
  • the-godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
  • thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
  • thermosetting — pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded.
  • thermostating — 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.
  • thigmotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to mechanical contact, as a plant tendril coiling around a string support.
  • think through — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
  • thong leather — whang2 (def 2).
  • thorough bass — figured bass.
  • thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
  • thoroughgoing — doing things thoroughly.
  • thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
  • thremmatology — the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
  • through stone — perpend1 .
  • through-other — confused.
  • thumb through — leaf quickly through
  • thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
  • thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
  • tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
  • timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
  • to the ground — completely; absolutely
  • together with — combined with
  • toll thorough — a payment exacted by a municipal government for the right to use a highway, bridge, or the like; toll.
  • toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
  • topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
  • tracking shot — dolly shot.
  • training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
  • trout fishing — angling to catch trout
  • turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
  • turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
  • typographical — of or relating to typography.
  • underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
  • unforthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
  • upright piano — a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically. Compare spinet (def 1).
  • uprighteously — in an upright or moral manner
  • voting rights — the entitlement of an individual to vote
  • watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
  • welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
  • whitlow grass — any of various plants of the genera Draba and Erophila, once thought to cure whitlows: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • witching hour — midnight: a rendezvous at the witching hour.
  • woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
  • writ of right — English Law. a writ directed to a person who presided over a feudal court, directing him to render justice between his vassals in a dispute as to ownership of land: usually led to a trial in a royal court if feudal ownership was involved.
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