15-letter words containing r, u, t, h
- think you're it — If you say that someone thinks they're it, you mean that they think they are better or more important than they really are.
- thiobarbiturate — a barbiturate in which a sulphur atom has replaced one oxygen atom
- thorium dioxide — a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- thought pattern — habitual way of thinking
- thought process — thinking, train of thought
- thought reading — mind reading.
- three-four time — music: 3/4 time signature
- through traffic — traffic which continues on a road or highway rather than crossing onto a different road
- thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- thursday island — an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
- to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
- torture chamber — a room where somebody is caused extreme physical pain, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc
- trans-euphrates — a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- travel brochure — a brochure, often from a travel agency, which advertises holidays, hotels, etc
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
- trustworthiness — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- truth-condition — the circumstances under which a statement is true
- truth-value gap — the possibility in certain semantic systems of a statement being neither true nor false while also not being determinately of any third truth-value, as all my children are asleep uttered by a childless person
- tsushima strait — a channel between the Tsushima islands and Kyushu island, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea: sometimes considered part of the Korea Strait. About 60 miles (97 km) long; 40 miles (64 km) wide.
- turkish cypriot — denoting ethnically Turkish inhabitants of Cyprus
- turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
- turkish tobacco — a strongly aromatic tobacco, grown chiefly in Turkey and Greece, used in cigarettes.
- turn the corner — the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- turn the scales — to determine or decide something uncertain
- turn the tables — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- two-thirds rule — a former rule in the Democratic Party, effective 1832–1936, requiring a vote of at least two thirds of its national convention delegates to nominate a presidential and vice-presidential candidate.
- ultramarathoner — a person who takes part in an ultramarathon
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
- unauthoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- under one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- under the knife — an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- under the table — of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
- under-the-table — transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.
- united brethren — a Protestant denomination, of Wesleyan beliefs and practices, founded in 1800.
- unnatural death — death resulting from an external cause, such as intentional injury (such as homicide or suicide) or unintentional injury (in an accident)
- unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- unrighteousness — not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
- unseaworthiness — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- untrustworthily — in an untrustworthy manner; not trustworthily
- upright freezer — a freezer that is tall rather than wide
- urquhart castle — a castle near Drumnadrochit in Highland, Scotland: situated on Loch Ness
- venus hairstone — a variety of rutilated quartz, used as a gemstone.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- vitreous humour — the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body