13-letter words containing r, h, a, g
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- the hermitage — an art museum in St Petersburg, originally a palace built by Catherine the Great
- the high road — the principal road from one place to another
- the third age — old age, esp when viewed as an opportunity for travel, further education, etc
- the-godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
- 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.
- thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
- third reading — the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
- 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
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
- threateningly — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- thremmatology — the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
- 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.
- topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- traffic light — a set of electrically operated signal lights used to direct or control traffic at intersections.
- training ship — a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- transshipping — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- trash farming — cultivation by leaving stubble, etc, on the surface of the soil to serve as a mulch
- trash-talking — disparaging or boastful language used especially to demoralize or intimidate opponents: trash-talking in the locker room.
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- trigger happy — ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
- trigger-happy — ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
- tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a device which is attached to the top tubing joint and supports the tubing.
- 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
- twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
- typographical — of or relating to typography.
- ultrarightist — ultraright.
- unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
- unthreatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- unwithdrawing — not withdrawing; not pulling back, retreating, or giving up
- upright piano — a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically. Compare spinet (def 1).
- vindhya range — a mountain range in central India: separates the Ganges basin from the Deccan, marking the limits of northern and peninsular India. Greatest height: 1113 m (3651 ft)
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- warning light — a light that indicates danger
- wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
- watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
- weather gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
- wedding march — a musical composition played during a wedding procession.
- western ghats — a mountain range in W peninsular India, parallel to the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Highest peak: Anai Mudi, 2695 m (8841 ft)
- whare wananga — a university
- whigmaleeries — a whim; notion.
- whitlow grass — any of various plants of the genera Draba and Erophila, once thought to cure whitlows: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)