11-letter words containing t, h, o, r, u
- south tyrol — a former part of the Austrian state of Tyrol: ceded to Italy in 1919, becoming the Bolzano and Trento provinces of the Trentino-Alto Adige Autonomous Region. Area: 14 037 sq km (5420 sq miles)
- southbridge — a town in S Massachusetts.
- southeaster — a wind or storm from the southeast.
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- southernize — to make or become southern
- southlander — a person from the south
- southwardly — toward the south
- southwester — a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.
- stop chorus — a solo during which the rhythm section plays only the first beat of each phrase of music
- storm house — a storm cellar.
- stretch out — lie down, sprawl
- sulphurator — an apparatus used in treating anything with sulphur or sulphur fumes, such as in fumigating
- sulphurwort — an umbelliferous perennial plant, Peucedanum officinale, of which the roots produce a smell like that of sulphur
- supergrowth — exceptional growth; very rapid growth
- supersmooth — exceptionally smooth
- taurocholic — of or derived from taurocholic acid.
- tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
- telesphorus — pope a.d. 125?–136?.
- tharborough — a type of constable in William Shakespeare's 'Love's Labours Lost'
- thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
- the country — the outlying area or area furthest from the finish of a sports ground or racecourse
- the support — an actor or group of actors playing subordinate roles
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- thereabouts — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
- thermoduric — (of certain microorganisms) able to survive high temperatures, as during pasteurization.
- third house — a legislative lobby.
- thirty-four — a cardinal number, 30 plus 4.
- thoreauvian — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- thoroughpin — an abnormal swelling just above the hock of a horse, usually appearing on both sides of the leg and sometimes causing lameness.
- thoroughwax — an umbelliferous plant with yellow flowers and perfoliate leaves, Bupleurum rotundifolium
- three hours — a religious observance practiced between noon and three o'clock on the afternoon of Good Friday.
- through way — a way that traffic or vehicles can pass through
- throw about — to spend (one's money) in a reckless and flaunting manner
- thrust upon — If something is thrust upon you, you are forced to have it, deal with it, or experience it.
- thunderbolt — a flash of lightning with the accompanying thunder.
- thuriferous — producing frankincense
- tool pusher — A tool pusher is someone who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig.
- touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- touch rugby — a limited-contact version of rugby in which players seek to evade being touched (rather than tackled) while in possession of the ball
- 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.
- 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.
- treacherous — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- treachetour — a traitor
- triphibious — employing or involving land, naval, and air forces in a combined operation.
- triphyllous — having three leaves.
- tristichous — arranged in three rows.
- troubleshot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- trough roof — M roof.
- 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.