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13-letter words containing t, a, g, h, i

  • stamen blight — a disease of blackberries, characterized by a gray, powdery mass of spores covering the anthers, caused by a fungus, Hapalosphaeria deformans.
  • standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
  • steam heating — a heating system utilizing steam circulated through radiators and pipes.
  • stinging hair — sting (def 18).
  • straight away — immediately
  • straight face — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
  • straight time — the time or number of hours established as standard for a specific work period in a particular industry, usually computed on the basis of a workweek and fixed variously from 35 to 40 hours.
  • straight-edge — advocating abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sex and sometimes advocating vegetarianism.
  • straight-line — (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
  • straighten up — stand straighter
  • straightforth — straight or directly forward
  • stratigraphic — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
  • sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
  • sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
  • swimming bath — swimming pool.
  • synthesis gas — any of several gaseous mixtures consisting essentially of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used in the synthesis of chemical compounds, as ammonia and alcohols.
  • talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
  • taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
  • team teaching — a system whereby two or more teachers pool their skills, knowledge, etc, to teach combined classes
  • technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • thanatologist — a person who engages in the academic study of death and dying
  • thaumaturgist — a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
  • the argentine — Argentina
  • the big apple — New York City
  • the far right — the more extreme supporters or advocates of social, political, or economic conservatism or reaction, based generally on a belief that things are better left unchanged
  • the hermitage — an art museum in St Petersburg, originally a palace built by Catherine the Great
  • the high road — the principal road from one place to another
  • the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
  • the third age — old age, esp when viewed as an opportunity for travel, further education, etc
  • the-big-apple — New York City.
  • theologically — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
  • 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.
  • thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
  • third reading — the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
  • thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
  • threateningly — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
  • thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
  • tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
  • timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
  • tintagel head — a cape in SW England, on the W coast of Cornwall.
  • to go apeshit — to become crazy, enraged, or out of control
  • topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
  • touch-in-goal — the area at each end of the field outside of a touch-in-goal line.
  • toxicophagous — poison-eating
  • tracking shot — dolly shot.
  • traffic light — a set of electrically operated signal lights used to direct or control traffic at intersections.
  • training ship — a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
  • training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
  • transshipping — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
  • trash farming — cultivation by leaving stubble, etc, on the surface of the soil to serve as a mulch
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