14-letter words containing r, o, t, g
- throw together — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- 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.
- tiger mosquito — a large Asian mosquito, Aedes albopictus, introduced into the southern U.S., that is a vector of dengue and other infectious diseases.
- to be bursting — to want desperately to urinate
- to gather dust — If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
- to get to work — If you get to work, go to work, or set to work on a job, task, or problem, you start doing it or dealing with it.
- to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
- to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
- to sleep rough — When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home.
- to some degree — to a certain extent
- to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.
- toga praetexta — (in ancient Rome) a toga with a broad purple border worn by certain magistrates and priests and by boys until they assumed the toga virilis
- 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'.
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
- trading nation — a nation that trades with other countries
- trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- 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
- transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
- transmigration — the act of transmigrating.
- transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
- traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- tropologically — in a way which uses figurative language
- trudgen stroke — a swimming stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used
- tumorigenicity — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
- turbo debugger — (programming) A source-level debugger designed for use with Borland and other compilers.
- turbogenerator — a large electrical generator driven by a steam turbine
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- tutorial group — a small grouping of students given intensive tuition by a tutor
- twilight hours — the period in which there occurs soft diffused light due to the sun being just below the horizon, esp following sunset
- twilight world — a situation of confusion or uncertainty, which seems to exist between two different states or categories
- ultimogeniture — postremogeniture.
- ultraglamorous — extremely glamorous
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- uninterrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- uterogestation — gestation in the womb, i.e. normal pregnancy
- vantage ground — a position or place that gives one an advantage, as for action, view, or defense.
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- vector graphic — a computer image that is stored in memory as lines rather than a series of dots, allowing it to be rotated or proportionally scaled.
- victory garden — a vegetable garden, especially a home garden, cultivated to increase food production during a war or period of shortages.
- virginia stock — a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.
- visiting hours — hospital, prison: period when visits are permitted
- voice training — the process of training and improving vocal ability
- voyage charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified number of voyages
- waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.