11-letter words containing t, h, e, o, r
- throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
- thunderbolt — a flash of lightning with the accompanying thunder.
- thuriferous — producing frankincense
- tichorrhine — an extinct woolly rhinoceros with a bony nasal septum
- tischendorf — Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von [loh-buh-gawt free-drikh kawn-stahn-teen fuh n] /ˈloʊ bəˌgɔt ˈfri drɪx ˌkɔn stɑnˈtin fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–74, German Biblical critic.
- titanothere — any member of the extinct mammalian family Brontotheriidae, large, horned relatives of the horse common in North America and Eurasia from the Eocene to the Oligocene epochs.
- titleholder — a person who holds a title.
- to the core — You can use to the core to describe someone who is a very strong supporter of someone or something and will never change their views. For example, you can say that someone is Republican to the core.
- to the fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- to the wire — If something goes to the wire, it continues until the last possible moment.
- toddlerhood — the state or time of being a toddler; early childhood.
- toghril beg — ?990–1063 ad, Sultan of Turkey (1055–63), who founded the Seljuq dynasty and conquered Baghdad (1055)
- toll charge — traffic fee payable on a road
- tool pusher — A tool pusher is someone who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig.
- topographer — a specialist in topography.
- torchbearer — a person who carries a torch.
- touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- touch-ready — (of software) ready to work on touch-screen computers and devices
- touchscreen — a touch-sensitive display screen on a computer or other electronic device: touching different portions of the screen with a finger or stylus will cause the device to take actions determined by a computer program.
- tracheation — the arrangement of tracheae in insects and other arthropods.
- tracheotomy — the operation of cutting into the trachea.
- track shoes — light running shoes fitted with steel spikes for better grip
- tract house — a house forming part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development.
- tragic hero — a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat: Oedipus, the classic tragic hero.
- travel shot — a camera shot taken from a mobile platform, dolly, or the like, that keeps within range of a moving subject.
- treacherous — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- treachetour — a traitor
- trench coat — a waterproof overcoat styled along military lines, belted, with straps on the shoulders and lower sleeves.
- trench foot — injury of the skin, blood vessels, and nerves of the feet due to prolonged exposure to cold and wet, common among soldiers serving in trenches.
- tretchikoff — Vladimir. 1913–2006, South African painter, born in Russia, known for his kitsch appeal, especially for his much-reproduced Chinese Girl (1950; also known as The Green Lady)
- trial horse — an opponent who performs against a superior foe in a workout or exhibition.
- trichloride — a chloride having three atoms of chlorine, as ferric chloride, FeCl 3 .
- trithionate — a salt of trithionic acid
- trochophore — a ciliate, free-swimming larva common to several groups of invertebrates, as many mollusks and rotifers.
- trophozoite — a protozoan in the metabolically active growth stage.
- trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
- troposphere — the lowest layer of the atmosphere, 6 miles (10 km) high in some areas and as much as 12 miles (20 km) high in others, within which there is a steady drop in temperature with increasing altitude and within which nearly all cloud formations occur and weather conditions manifest themselves.
- troubleshot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- trout-perch — any of a family (Percopsidae) of North American freshwater bony fishes having spiny and fleshy fins, esp., a species (Percopsis omiscomaycus) of Canada and the E U.S.
- troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
- truncheoned — the club carried by a police officer; billy.
- truncheoner — someone who carries a truncheon
- trust hotel — a licensed hotel or a bar owned by a publicly elected committee as trustees, the profits of which go to public amenities
- tschernosem — chernozem.
- tudorbethan — (of a contemporary building) imitative of Tudor and Elizabethan architecture
- turbocharge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- two-wheeler — a vehicle, especially a bicycle, having two wheels: The boy changed his tricycle for a two-wheeler.
- tycho brahe — Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- typographer — a person skilled or engaged in typography.
- unbetrothed — engaged to be married: She is betrothed to that young lieutenant.