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8-letter words containing r, e, t, h

  • the grid — the national network of transmission lines, pipes, etc, by which electricity, gas, or water is distributed
  • the harp — the constellation Lyra
  • the horn — the telephone
  • the hour — an exact number of complete hours
  • the kirk — the Presbyterian Church of Scotland
  • the lyre — the constellation Lyra
  • the mark — the middle of the stomach at or above the line made by the boxer's trunks
  • the morn — tomorrow
  • the park — a soccer pitch
  • the poor — poor, or needy, people collectively
  • the rack — an instrument of torture that stretched the body of the victim
  • the real — that which exists in fact; reality
  • the revs — engine speed, measured in revolutions per minute
  • the rich — wealthy people
  • the ring — the sport of boxing
  • the road — all the cities and towns visited by touring theatrical companies, musicians, etc.
  • the rope — a rope, noose, or halter used for hanging
  • the rule — the common order of things; normal condition
  • the runs — diarrhoea
  • the turf — a track, usually of grass or dirt, where horse races are run
  • the turn — the fourth community card to be dealt face-up in a round of Texas hold ’em
  • the word — the proper or most fitting expression
  • the yard — Scotland Yard
  • thearchy — the rule or government of God or of a god.
  • theatral — of or relating to the theatre
  • theatric — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
  • theocrat — a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
  • theodora — a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
  • theodore — pope a.d. 897.
  • theorell — Axel Hugo Teodor [ahk-suh l hoo-goh te-oh-dawr] /ˈɑk səl ˈhu goʊ ˈtɛ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1903–82, Swedish biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1955.
  • theories — a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena: Einstein's theory of relativity. Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
  • theorise — to form a theory or theories.
  • theorist — a person who theorizes.
  • theorize — to form a theory or theories.
  • therblig — (in time and motion study) any of the basic elements involved in completing a given manual operation or task that can be subjected to analysis.
  • therefor — for or in exchange for that or this; for it: a refund therefor.
  • theremin — a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
  • thermals — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
  • thermate — a mixture of thermite and other oxidizing agents used as filling for incendiary munitions.
  • thermion — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
  • thermite — a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.
  • theropod — any member of the suborder Theropoda, comprising carnivorous dinosaurs that had short forelimbs and walked or ran on their hind legs.
  • thesiger — Wilfred (Patrick). 1910–2003, British writer, who explored the Empty Quarter of Arabia (1945–50) and lived with the Iraqi marsh Arabs (1950–58). His books include Arabian Sands (1958), The Marsh Arabs (1964), and My Kenya Days (1994)
  • theurgic — a system of beneficent magic practiced by the Egyptian Platonists and others.
  • thievery — the act or practice of thieving; theft.
  • thiourea — a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
  • thirlage — an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
  • thirteen — a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
  • thirties — a cardinal number, 10 times 3.
  • thoraces — Anatomy. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest.
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