13-letter words containing r, u, t, h
- under hatches — below decks
- under the gun — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- under the lee — towards the lee
- under the sod — dead and buried
- under the sun — (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- understrength — having insufficient organizational strength; lacking in personnel: an understrength army.
- underwithhold — to withhold too little.
- unforthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- unhurtfulness — the state of being unhurtful
- unscratchable — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- unstretchable — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- untarnishable — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
- unthreatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- unthriftiness — the quality or condition of being unthrifty
- unthriftyhead — thriftlessness
- untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- unwithdrawing — not withdrawing; not pulling back, retreating, or giving up
- up in the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- up shit creek — excrement; feces.
- up to scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- 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
- uttar pradesh — a state in N India: a former province of British India. 93,933 sq. mi. (243,286 sq. km). Capital: Lucknow.
- vapourer moth — a tussock moth, Orgyia antiqua, of hedgerows and trees, the female of which is wingless and lays her eggs on her former cocoon
- varied thrush — a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.
- virtual human — a computer-generated moving image of a human being, used esp in films as an extra in large crowd scenes
- watch out for — remain vigilant for, beware of
- waterthrushes — Plural form of waterthrush.
- weather gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
- weather house — a model house with two human figures, one that comes out to foretell bad weather and the other to foretell good weather
- weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
- what's yours? — what would you like to drink?
- white currant — a cultivated N temperate shrub, Ribes sativum, having small rounded white edible berries: family Grossulariaceae
- white mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- white russian — Byelorussian (def 2).
- white truffle — an edible fungus, Tuber magnatum pico, occurring in certain parts of northern Italy, and considered a great delicacy.
- winter squash — any of several varieties of Cucurbita maxima or C. moschata that mature in late autumn and are used, when ripe, as a vegetable.
- witching hour — midnight: a rendezvous at the witching hour.
- with pleasure — gladly, willingly
- without demur — If you do something without demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest.
- without tears — presented so as to be easily assimilated
- word of mouth — informal oral communication: The rumor spread rapidly by word of mouth.
- xanthochroous — light-skinned and fair-haired
- youth culture — the activities and behaviour associated with young people
- zarathustrian — Zoroaster.
- zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.