9-letter words containing t, h, i, r
- thyristor — a semiconductor device having two stable states, used as an electronic switch.
- thyroidal — of or relating to the thyroid gland
- thyroxine — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- tigerfish — a large, voracious, freshwater game fish, Hydrocyenus goliath, of African rivers.
- tiggerish — irrepressibly bouncy and cheerful
- tightrope — a rope or wire cable, stretched tight, on which acrobats perform feats of balancing.
- tightwire — tightrope (def 1).
- tigrishly — in a tigrish manner
- to a hair — exactly; right in every detail
- to rights — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- tocharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- tokharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- too right — an exclamation of agreement
- torchiere — a floor lamp for indirect lighting, having its source of light within a reflecting bowl that directs the light upward.
- tovarisch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- trachinus — a weever fish
- trachytic — a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and one or more subordinate minerals, as hornblende or mica: the extrusive equivalent of syenite.
- trailhead — the point where a trail starts.
- trainshed — (in a railroad station) a shelter completely covering railroad tracks and their adjoining platforms.
- tranching — Finance. one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment: The loan will be repaid in three tranches. a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering: The second tranche of the bond issue has a five-year maturity.
- transship — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- traplight — a lighting device used to trap insects, especially moths.
- trashtrie — trash
- trephiner — a surgeon who works with a trephine
- triathlon — an athletic contest comprising three consecutive events, usually swimming, bicycling, and distance running.
- trichinal — relating to trichina
- trichosis — any disease of the hair.
- trichroic — manifesting trichroism.
- trichrome — three-coloured
- trierarch — the commander of a trireme.
- trihedral — having, or formed by, three planes meeting in a point: a trihedral angle.
- trihedron — the figure determined by three planes meeting in a point.
- trihybrid — a hybrid that differs from its parents in three genetic traits
- trihydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) trihydroxy.
- trilithon — a prehistoric structure consisting of two upright stones supporting a horizontal stone.
- trimethyl — having three methyl groups
- trimphone — a phone designed in the 1960s
- triphasic — having or existing in three phases.
- tritheism — belief in three Gods, especially in the doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) are three distinct Gods, each an independent center of consciousness and determination.
- triumphal — of, pertaining to, celebrating, or commemorating a triumph or victory: a triumphal banquet; a triumphal ode.
- triumphed — the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
- trochilic — having, using or relating to rotary motion like that of a wheel
- trochilus — scotia.
- trondheim — a seaport in central Norway, on Trondheim Fiord.
- troopship — a ship for the conveyance of military troops; transport.
- trunkfish — any plectognath fish of the family Ostraciontidae, of warm seas, having a boxlike body encased in bony, polygonal plates.
- truthlike — resembling the truth
- tsitsihar — a city in W Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- tub chair — an easy chair having a semicircular back and, with the wings or arms, forming a single upholstered piece.
- turkophil — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.