16-letter words containing t, h, i, o

three-point line — Basketball. a field goal worth three points, made from behind a specified line (three-point line)
three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
three-point turn — When the driver of a vehicle does a three-point turn, he or she turns the vehicle by driving forwards in a curve, then backwards in a curve, and then forwards in a curve.
thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
through the mill — a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
to a/the minimum — If you say that someone keeps something to a minimum, or to the minimum, you mean that they keep the amount of it as small as possible.
to bite the dust — If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
to clear the air — If you do something to clear the air, you do it in order to resolve any problems or disagreements that there might be.
to coin a phrase — You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.
to dish the dirt — If someone dishes the dirt on you, they say bad things about you, without worrying if they are true or not, or if they will damage your reputation.
to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
to foot the bill — If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
to lose sight of — If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things.
to miss the boat — If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
to pass the time — If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it.
to put sth right — If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems.
to see the light — If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or change their attitude or way of behaving to a better one.
to tell the time — If a child can tell the time, they are able to find out what the time is by looking at a clock or watch.
toad-in-the-hole — a dish consisting of beef or pork sausages baked in a coating of batter.
tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
torrijos herrera — Omar [aw-mahr] /ɔˈmɑr/ (Show IPA), 1929–81, Panamanian military and political leader: chief of state 1972–78.
tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
train of thought — sequence of ideas
transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
trichotillomania — a compulsion to pull out one's hair.
trick photograph — a photograph that creates an illusion
tricolored heron — an American heron, Hydranassa tricolor, that is dark bluish-gray above and white below with seasonally red neck stripes in the male.
triiodothyronine — Biochemistry. a thyroid hormone, C 15 H 12 I 3 NO 4 , similar to thyroxine but several times more potent.
two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
two-tailed pasha — a distinctive vanessid butterfly of S Europe, Charaxes jasius, having mottled brown wings with a yellow-orange margin and frilled hind edges
typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
undernourishment — If someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.
unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
up-to-the-minute — extending to the present moment, as information, facts, or style: an up-to-the-minute news report.
ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
vestibule school — a school in an industrial establishment where new employees are given specific training in the jobs they are to perform.
walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
washington state — the state of Washington, especially as distinguished from Washington, D.C.
washington thorn — a dense tree, Crataegus phaenopyrum, of the rose family, native to the eastern coast of the U.S., having triangular leaves, small clusters of white flowers, and clusters of bright red fruit.
washington, d. c — Booker T(aliaferro) [boo k-er tol-uh-ver] /ˈbʊk ər ˈtɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
washington, d.c. — Booker T(aliaferro) [boo k-er tol-uh-ver] /ˈbʊk ər ˈtɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
weather advisory — advisory (def 5).

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