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15-letter words containing t, h, e

  • at the earliest — At the earliest means not before the date or time mentioned.
  • at the hands of — If someone experiences a particular kind of treatment, especially unpleasant treatment, at the hands of a person or organization, they receive it from them.
  • at the mercy of — in the power of
  • at the point of — very close to; on the verge of
  • at the touch of — You use at the touch of in expressions such as at the touch of a button and at the touch of a key to indicate that something is possible by simply touching a switch or one of the keys of a keyboard.
  • atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
  • atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
  • athlete's heart — enlargement of the heart, caused by continued, heavy physical exertion
  • athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • augmented sixth — an interval greater than a major sixth by a chromatic half step.
  • authenticatable — to establish as genuine.
  • authentications — Plural form of authentication.
  • authoritatively — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
  • autobiographers — Plural form of autobiographer.
  • autobiographies — Plural form of autobiography.
  • automata theory — the formal study of the power of computation of abstract machines
  • autoschediastic — offhand, with little forethought or preparation
  • available light — the natural or usual light on a subject.
  • baconian method — induction (def 4a).
  • baconian theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Francis Bacon.
  • bacterial ghost — a bacterial cell that is emptied and filled artificially with another substance
  • bacteriophagous — Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
  • bag on the side — An extension to an established hack that is supposed to add some functionality to the original. Usually derogatory, implying that the original was being overextended and should have been thrown away, and the new product is ugly, inelegant, or bloated. Also "to hang a bag on the side [of]". "C++? That's just a bag on the side of C." "They want me to hang a bag on the side of the accounting system."
  • baltic exchange — a group of companies, based in London, which engages in trading activities, esp chartering cargo vessels
  • banqueting hall — a large building or room used for feasts
  • barium chromate — a yellow, crystalline compound, BaCrO 4 , used as a pigment (barium yellow)
  • barium sulphate — a white insoluble fine dense powder, used as a pigment, as a filler for paper, rubber, etc, and in barium meals. Formula: BaSO4
  • barothermograph — an automatic instrument for recording pressure and temperature.
  • base technology — (company)   The company which developed and distributes Liana. E-mail: Jack Krupansky <[email protected]> (owner). Address: Base Technology, Attn: Jack Krupansky, 1500 Mass. Ave. NW #114 Washington, DC 2005, USA. 800-786-9505 Telephone: +1 800 876 9505.
  • bathing costume — A bathing costume is a piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.
  • bathing machine — a small hut, on wheels so that it could be pulled to the sea, used in the 18th and 19th centuries for bathers to change their clothes
  • bathing-machine — a small bathhouse on wheels formerly used as a dressing room and in which bathers could also be transported from the beach to the water.
  • bathroom scales — scales typically kept in a bathroom for people to weigh themselves
  • bathymetrically — In a bathymetric way.
  • bathythermogram — a record made by a bathythermograph.
  • battery charger — a device that can restore the charge to a battery, usually by means of electricity
  • battle hardened — toughened by the experience of battle
  • battleship gray — a subdued bluish gray.
  • be in the black — If a person or an organization is in the black, they do not owe anyone any money.
  • be lost without — If you say that you would be lost without someone or something, you mean that you would be unhappy or unable to work properly without them.
  • be on the skids — to be on the decline or downgrade; meet with failure
  • be short on sth — If someone or something is short on a particular good quality, they do not have as much of it as you think they should have.
  • beat all hollow — to outdo or surpass by far
  • beat the bounds — (formerly) to define the boundaries of a parish by making a procession around them and hitting the ground with rods
  • beat the bushes — a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
  • bedford heights — a town in N Ohio.
  • bedsheet ballot — a very long, involved paper ballot
  • beet leafhopper — a small leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus) that transmits a very destructive virus to sugar beets
  • before the fact — before the commission of the offence
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