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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)
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