13-letter words containing s, h, o, t, i, e
- stiletto heel — spike heel.
- stoichiometry — the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.
- stovepipe hat — a tall silk hat.
- stratospheric — relating to the stratosphere
- string theory — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- sulfathiazole — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.
- tachistoscope — an apparatus for use in exposing visual stimuli, as pictures, letters, or words, for an extremely brief period, used chiefly to assess visual perception or to increase reading speed.
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
- tetrastichous — arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers.
- the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
- the ascension — the bodily ascent of Jesus into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection: Acts 1:9
- the big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
- the big smoke — a large city, esp London
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the conscious — that part of one's mental activity of which one is fully aware at any given time
- the offensive — an attitude or position of aggression
- the potteries — a region of W central England, in Staffordshire, in which the china and earthenware industries are concentrated
- the provinces — those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
- the spotlight — the focus of attention
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- theodosius ii — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
- thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermosetting — pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded.
- thermospheric — pertaining to the thermosphere
- thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
- 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.
- thermotensile — of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature
- thermotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
- thespian lion — a lion that attacked the flocks of Amphitryon and was killed by Hercules.
- thessalonians — a native or inhabitant of Thessalonike.
- think less of — to have a lower opinion of
- thiophosphate — a salt or ester of thiophosphoric acid.
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- tip one's hat — to take off, raise, or touch one's hat in salutation
- to go apeshit — to become crazy, enraged, or out of control
- to raise hell — If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
- toggle switch — a switch in which a projecting knob or arm, moving through a small arc, causes the contacts to open or close an electric circuit suddenly, as commonly used in most homes.
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- tortoiseshell — a horny substance of a mottled brown and yellow coloration, composing the laminae that cover the inner body plates of the carapace of certain tortoises or turtles, especially the hawksbill, used for making combs and ornamental articles, inlaying, etc.
- township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).