13-letter words containing s, o, t, h, e
- thermostatted — 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.
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- 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 becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- thomas decker — Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
- thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- thomas hobbes — Thomas, 1588–1679, English philosopher and author.
- thomas hooker — Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- thoracenteses — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- three-fourths — In American English, people sometimes use three-fourths to mean three-quarters.
- threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- through stone — perpend1 .
- throw someone — 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.
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
- thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
- thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
- 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 keep house — If you keep house, you do the cleaning and cooking for your household, and do not go out to work.
- to lose heart — If you lose heart, you become sad and depressed and are no longer interested in something, especially because it is not progressing as you would like.
- to lose touch — If you lose touch with someone, you gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them.
- 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.
- to the utmost — If you say that something is done to the utmost, you are emphasizing that it is done to the greatest extent, amount, or degree possible.
- 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.
- tower hamlets — a borough of Greater London, England.
- 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).
- tracheophytes — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- under the sod — dead and buried
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- uprighteously — in an upright or moral manner
- volksdeutsche — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet