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11-letter words containing t, h, e, o, r

  • re-enthrone — to enthrone (a king, queen, etc) again
  • readthrough — reading (def 1).
  • reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
  • reauthorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
  • reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
  • redhibition — the nullification of a sale because of a defect in the article sold of such nature as to make it totally or virtually unusable or as to have prevented the purchase if known to the buyer.
  • redhibitory — the nullification of a sale because of a defect in the article sold of such nature as to make it totally or virtually unusable or as to have prevented the purchase if known to the buyer.
  • rehydration — to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated).
  • rehypnotize — to hypnotize again
  • reject shop — a shop that sells damaged or imperfect products that cannot be sold at the full price
  • remote echo — (communications)   (Obsolete: "full-duplex") A mode of operation of communicating programs or devices in which the sending system does not display the characters the user enters, but only sends them to the remote system which then "echoes" them back to be displayed to the user. This lets the operator see not only typing errors, but also transmission errors. This is now the usual mode of most systems with remote users. Contrast: local echo.
  • retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
  • retinopathy — any diseased condition of the retina, especially one that is noninflammatory.
  • retrophilia — a strong liking for things from the past
  • reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rh positive — See under Rh factor.
  • rh-positive — See under Rh factor.
  • rheotropism — the effect of a current of water upon the direction of plant growth.
  • rhetorician — an expert in the art of rhetoric.
  • rhinestoned — adorned with rhinestones
  • rich object — In artificial intelligence, an object which cannot be completely described or represented but about which assertions can be made.
  • right money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
  • righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
  • rinthereout — a vagrant or homeless person
  • riot shield — Riot shields are pieces of equipment made of transparent plastic which are used by the police to protect themselves against angry crowds.
  • river-mouth — an estuary
  • riverworthy — (of a boat) able to cross or sail a river safely
  • roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
  • rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
  • roh tae woo — born 1932, president of South Korea 1988–93.
  • room father — a male volunteer, often the father of a student, who assists an elementary-school teacher, as by working with students who need extra help.
  • room mother — a female volunteer, often the mother of a student, who assists an elementary-school teacher, as by working with students who need extra help.
  • roosterfish — a large, edible fish, Nematistius pectoralis, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean, having the first dorsal fin composed of brightly colored filamentous rays.
  • rope stitch — (in embroidery) a stitch formed from the entwining of stitches.
  • rope-length — a length of standard climbing rope, normally 50–60m
  • rough trade — male homosexual prostitution, especially involving brutality or sadism.
  • route march — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
  • rufter hood — a temporary, loosely fitted hood used on newly captured hawks.
  • scattershot — delivered over a wide area and at random; generalized and indiscriminate: a scattershot attack on the proposed program.
  • schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
  • scotch rose — a rose, Rosa spinosissima, of Eurasia, having pink, white, or yellow flowers.
  • screen shot — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
  • screenshort — a screenshot that is shared on a social media website.
  • see through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
  • see-through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
  • sefer torah — Sepher Torah.
  • senatorship — the office or position of a senator
  • serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
  • servanthood — the condition of being a servant
  • shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
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