10-letter words containing t, h, o, r
- taha māori — a Māori perspective or dimension of a subject
- tauromachy — the art or technique of bullfighting.
- tchernosem — chernozem.
- technocrat — a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy.
- technofear — fear of using technological devices, such as computers; technophobia
- tenor horn — a musical brass wind instrument with valves; the tenor member of the cornet family.
- tenterhook — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
- tereshkova — Valentina Vladimirovna [vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh vluh-dyi-myee-ruh v-nuh] /və lyɪnˈtyi nə vlə dyɪˈmyi rəv nə/ (Show IPA), born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut: first woman in space 1963.
- terrachlor — pentachloronitrobenzene.
- tetrachord — a diatonic series of four tones, the first and last separated by a perfect fourth.
- tetrathlon — a contest featuring four sporting disciplines
- thalliform — resembling a thallus
- the azores — three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. Capital: Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel). Pop: 241 762 (2001). Area: 2335 sq km (901 sq miles)
- the boards — the acting profession; the stage
- the bowery — a street in New York City noted for its cheap hotels and bars, frequented by vagrants and drunks
- the chores — housework
- the corner — an area in central Australia, at the junction of the borders of Queensland and South Australia
- the dragon — the constellation Draco
- the forces — the armed services of a nation
- the former — the first or first mentioned of two: distinguished from latter
- the horses — gambling linked to horse racing
- the majors — the major leagues
- the minors — the minor leagues, esp. in baseball
- the moirai — the Greek goddesses of fate
- the orient — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- the others — the remaining ones (of a group)
- theftproof — safe from theft.
- theocratic — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- theocritus — flourished c270 b.c, Greek poet.
- theodore i — died a.d. 649, pope 642–649.
- theophoric — having the name of a god embedded in something, such as a name
- theoretics — the theoretical or speculative part of a science or subject.
- thereabout — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
- thereamong — amid or amongst
- thermionic — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thermistor — a resistor whose action depends upon changes of its resistance material with changes in temperature.
- thermoform — to shape (especially plastic) by the use of heat and pressure.
- thermogram — a graphic or visual record produced by thermography.
- thermology — the study or science of heat
- thermopile — a device consisting of a number of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy, as from a star.
- thermostat — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thermotics — the scientific study of heat
- therophyte — a plant living only one year or one growing season.
- thesprotia — an ancient coastal district in SW Epirus.
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- think over — consider, deliberate
- thio-ether — any of a class of organic compounds in which a sulphur atom is bound to two hydrocarbon groups
- thiouracil — a white, slightly water-soluble, bitter, crystalline powder C 4 H 4 N 2 OS, used chiefly in treating hyperthyroidism by reducing the activity of the thyroid gland.
- third form — the third year of education at school, esp in England
- thirty-one — a cardinal number, 30 plus 1.