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10-letter words containing t, e, n, d

  • the dozens — a form of verbal play in which the participants exchange witty, ribald taunts and insults, often specif. about each other's mother
  • the dragon — the constellation Draco
  • the hadean — the Hadean time period
  • the hounds — a pack of foxhounds, etc
  • the ogaden — a region of SE Ethiopia, bordering on Somalia: consists of a desert plateau, inhabited by Somali nomads; a secessionist movement, supported by Somalia, has existed within the region since the early 1960s and led to bitter fighting between Ethiopia and Somalia (1977–78)
  • the oneida — a North American Indian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples
  • the senedd — the building in Cardiff that has held (from 2006) the National Assembly for Wales
  • the strand — a street in W central London, parallel to the Thames: famous for its hotels and theatres
  • the undead — such supernatural beings collectively
  • thenardite — a mineral, sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 , occurring in white crystals and masses, especially in salt lakes and arid regions.
  • theodosian — of or relating to Theodosius I, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
  • theravadin — Hinayanist.
  • thereunder — under or beneath that.
  • thingstead — the meeting place of a Scandinavian assembly.
  • thornhedge — any hedge containing trees, bushes or shrubs that bear thorns
  • threatened — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
  • thunderbox — a portable boxlike lavatory seat that can be placed over a hole in the ground
  • thundering — of, relating to, or accompanied by thunder.
  • thunderous — producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder: thunderous applause.
  • tide-bound — (of a vessel) grounded or otherwise confined at low tide.
  • tie-dyeing — tie-dyeing.
  • timberland — land covered with timber-producing forests.
  • titian red — reddish-gold, like the hair colour used in many of the works of Titian
  • to end all — If you describe something as, for example, the deal to end all deals or the film to end all films, you mean that it is very important or successful, and that compared to it all other deals or films seem second-rate.
  • togolander — a former German protectorate in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: E part is now the Republic of Togo; W part, a British mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–57, is now part of Ghana.
  • top-ranked — A top-ranked sports player or team is the most successful player or team in a particular sport.
  • topknotted — (of hair) tied up on top of the head
  • torpedoing — a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
  • torpedoman — a petty officer or warrant officer responsible for the maintenance, use, and repair of underwater weapons and equipment.
  • trade down — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
  • trade name — brand name, proprietary name
  • trade wind — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • trade-name — to designate with or register under a trade name.
  • tradescant — John. 1570–1638, English botanist and gardener to Charles I. He introduced many plants from overseas into Britain
  • transcoder — a technology, such as a software package, used to transfer data from one format to another
  • transducer — a device that receives a signal in the form of one type of energy and converts it to a signal in another form: A microphone is a transducer that converts acoustic energy into electrical impulses.
  • transected — to cut across; dissect transversely.
  • transfixed — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
  • transpired — to occur; happen; take place.
  • transudate — the act or process of transuding.
  • tree-lined — bordered by trees
  • tremendous — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
  • tremolando — (of a piece of music) to be played with tremulous effect
  • trend line — a line on a graph or chart that shows a statistical trend
  • trendiness — of, in, or pertaining to the latest trend or style.
  • tridentate — having three teeth or toothlike parts or processes.
  • tridentine — of or relating to the city of Trent.
  • tripehound — an objectionable person
  • tube-nosed — having a long, tubelike beak or snout.
  • tumbledown — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
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