13-letter words containing s, t, a, n, o
- the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
- the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- 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.
- 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.
- thespian lion — a lion that attacked the flocks of Amphitryon and was killed by Hercules.
- thessalonians — a native or inhabitant of Thessalonike.
- thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- 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.
- thousand days — the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).
- thousand oaks — a town in S California.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
- thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
- time constant — the time required for a changing quantity in a circuit, as voltage or current, to rise or fall approximately 0.632 of the difference between its old and new value after an impulse has been applied that induces such a change: equal in seconds to the inductance of the circuit in henries divided by its resistance in ohms.
- tip one's hat — to take off, raise, or touch one's hat in salutation
- to one's face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- to one's name — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- to run a risk — If you run the risk of doing or experiencing something undesirable, you do something knowing that the undesirable thing might happen as a result.
- to stand firm — If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
- toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
- toss and turn — If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
- townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- trade mission — commercial business trip
- train spotter — a person who collects the numbers of railway locomotives
- train-workers — people who work on trains
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- trainspotting — hobby: observing trains
- trans-oceanic — extending across or traversing the ocean: a transoceanic cable.
- transactional — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- transcription — the act or process of transcribing.
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transfrontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- transfusional — of or relating to transfusion
- transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
- transistorize — to equip with or convert to a circuit employing transistors.
- transitionary — movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- translational — the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.
- translocation — a change of location.
- transmisogyny — discrimination or prejudice against transgender women.
- transmountain — across or through a mountain or mountains
- transmutation — the act or process of transmuting.
- transnational — going beyond national boundaries or interests: a transnational economy.
- transpersonal — extending beyond or transcending the personal.
- transpiration — an action or instance of transpiring.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner