10-letter words containing t, h, o, r
- arthrotomy — (medicine) The surgical incision of a joint.
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- astrograph — a navigational device for projecting altitude curves of the stars and planets onto charts or plotting sheets.
- astrophoto — (astronomy, photography) An image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
- atheromata — Plural form of atheroma.
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- authorised — Alternative spelling of authorized.
- authorises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorise.
- authoritie — Obsolete spelling of authority.
- authorized — officially permitted or empowered
- authorizer — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- authorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize.
- authorless — having no author; anonymous
- authorship — The authorship of a piece of writing is the identity of the person who wrote it.
- authourity — Obsolete form of authority.
- authourize — Rare spelling of authorize.
- autochrome — a material once used for color photography, consisting of a photographic emulsion applied over a multicolored screen of minute starch grains dyed red, green, and blue-violet.
- autographs — Plural form of autograph.
- autography — the writing of something in one's own handwriting; something handwritten
- autotrophs — Plural form of autotroph.
- autotrophy — (in certain plants and bacteria) the process of making food from inorganic substances, using photosynthesis
- auxotrophs — Plural form of auxotroph.
- auxotrophy — the inability to synthesize particular growth factors, due to mutational changes
- bark cloth — a papery fabric made from the fibrous inner bark of various trees, esp of the moraceous genus Ficus and the leguminous genus Brachystegia
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- bathometer — an instrument for measuring the depth of water
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- betrothals — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- bichromate — dichromate
- biotherapy — the treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms
- birthstone — a precious or semiprecious stone associated with a month or sign of the zodiac and thought to bring luck if worn by a person born in that month or under that sign
- birthstool — a specially shaped seat formerly used in childbirth.
- blackthorn — a thorny Eurasian rosaceous shrub, Prunus spinosa, with black twigs, white flowers, and small sour plumlike fruits
- bluethroat — a small brownish European songbird, Cyanosylvia svecica, related to the thrushes, the male of which has a blue throat: family Muscicapidae
- boatwright — a craftsman who builds wooden boats.
- bodhi tree — the sacred peepul at Buddh Gaya under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha
- body forth — to give shape or form to
- body shirt — a close-fitting shirt or blouse having a shape and seams that follow the contours of the body.
- bone earth — bone ash.
- boosterish — designed to boost business; optimistic
- borgerhout — a town in N Belgium, near Antwerp. Pop: 40 142 (2002 est)
- bothersome — Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating.
- bowler hat — A bowler hat is a round, hard, black hat with a narrow brim which is worn by men, especially British businessmen. Bowler hats are no longer very common.
- brachiator — any primate which swings by its arms from one hold to the next
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- brightsome — bright or luminous
- brightwork — shiny metal trimmings or fittings on ships, cars, etc
- broadcloth — fabric woven on a wide loom