13-letter words containing t, h, o, r
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- the new world — the Americas; the western hemisphere
- the noble art — boxing
- the northeast — any area lying in or towards this direction
- the northwest — any area lying in or towards this direction
- the oppressed — people who are subjugated by cruelty, force, etc
- the other day — several days ago
- the pole star — the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis
- the potteries — a region of W central England, in Staffordshire, in which the china and earthenware industries are concentrated
- the provinces — those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
- the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- the worst off — those people who are in the worst situation
- the-decameron — a collection of 100 tales (1353) by Boccaccio.
- the-godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
- the-spectator — a weekly periodical (1711–12, 1714) issued by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- theatre lover — sb who enjoys going to plays
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- there you are — an expression used when handing a person something requested or desired
- thereinbefore — before that
- theriomorphic — (of deities) thought of or represented as having the form of beasts.
- thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
- thermal power — power produced by converting heat into electricity
- thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
- thermoammeter — an ammeter that measures amperage by means of a thermocouple.
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thermocurrent — a thermoelectric current.
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoelement — a device made up of a heating mechanism and a thermocouple and used to measure small currents
- thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermosetting — pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded.
- thermospheric — pertaining to the thermosphere
- thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
- thermostating — 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.
- thermostatted — 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.
- thermotensile — of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature
- thermotherapy — treatment of disease by means of moist or dry heat.
- thermotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
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- thigmotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to mechanical contact, as a plant tendril coiling around a string support.
- think more of — to have a higher opinion of
- think through — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
- third worlder — a citizen of a Third World country.
- thirty-fourth — next after the thirty-third; being the ordinal number for 34.