8-letter words containing t, h, i, r
- straicht — straight
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- stroheim — Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- subright — Usually, subrights. subsidiary rights, as for a literary or dramatic property.
- superhit — an extremely popular song, film, CD, play, etc
- taghairm — a form of divination once practised in the Highlands of Scotland
- tarakihi — a common edible sea fish of New Zealand waters
- tarshish — an ancient country, of uncertain location, mentioned in the Bible. I Kings 10:22.
- tarwhine — a bream, Rhabdosargus sarba, of E Australia, silver in colour with gold streaks
- taxiarch — an Athenian commander in charge of a company of soldiers
- telechir — a robot arm controlled by a human operator
- tephrite — a basaltic rock consisting essentially of pyroxene and plagioclase with nepheline or leucite.
- teraphim — small images or other things representing household gods, used among ancient Semitic peoples
- the grid — the national network of transmission lines, pipes, etc, by which electricity, gas, or water is distributed
- the kirk — the Presbyterian Church of Scotland
- the rich — wealthy people
- the ring — the sport of boxing
- theatric — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theories — a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena: Einstein's theory of relativity. Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- theorise — to form a theory or theories.
- theorist — a person who theorizes.
- theorize — to form a theory or theories.
- therblig — (in time and motion study) any of the basic elements involved in completing a given manual operation or task that can be subjected to analysis.
- theremin — a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
- thermion — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thermite — a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.
- thesiger — Wilfred (Patrick). 1910–2003, British writer, who explored the Empty Quarter of Arabia (1945–50) and lived with the Iraqi marsh Arabs (1950–58). His books include Arabian Sands (1958), The Marsh Arabs (1964), and My Kenya Days (1994)
- theurgic — a system of beneficent magic practiced by the Egyptian Platonists and others.
- thievery — the act or practice of thieving; theft.
- thin air — If someone or something disappears into thin air, they disappear completely. If someone or something appears out of thin air, they appear suddenly and mysteriously.
- thiourea — a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
- thirlage — an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
- thirteen — a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
- thirties — a cardinal number, 10 times 3.
- thonburi — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- thracian — of or relating to Thrace or its inhabitants.
- thrawing — British Dialect. to throw.
- thridace — a sedative made from lettuce juice
- thrilled — to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
- thriller — a person or thing that thrills.
- thrivers — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- thriving — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- thrombin — an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
- throw in — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throwing — the act of projecting or casting (something) through the air, esp with a rapid motion of the arm and wrist
- thurible — a censer.
- thurifer — a person who carries the thurible in religious ceremonies.
- thyatira — ancient name of Akhisar.