13-letter words containing t, h, o, r
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thomas decker — Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
- thomas hooker — Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- thong leather — whang2 (def 2).
- thoracenteses — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thoracic duct — the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.
- thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
- thoracoplasty — the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- thorough bass — figured bass.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thoroughgoing — doing things thoroughly.
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- three old cat — three-a-cat.
- three-fourths — In American English, people sometimes use three-fourths to mean three-quarters.
- three-pointer — Basketball. a field goal worth three points, made from behind a specified line (three-point line)
- threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
- thremmatology — the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thrombophilia — a condition marked by the tendency to develop blood clots or thrombosis
- throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
- through stone — perpend1 .
- through-other — confused.
- throw a curve — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- throw a party — host a celebration
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- throw someone — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- thumb through — leaf quickly through
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- thyrotoxicity — of or relating to a condition caused by excessive thyroid hormone in the system, usually resulting from overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
- thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
- timbrophilist — a person who loves stamps or who collects stamps
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- to catch fire — If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
- to fall short — If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it.
- to hold court — If someone holds court in a place, they are surrounded by a lot of people who are paying them a lot of attention because they are interesting or famous.
- to hold forth — If you hold forth on a subject, you speak confidently and for a long time about it, especially to a group of people.
- to lose heart — If you lose heart, you become sad and depressed and are no longer interested in something, especially because it is not progressing as you would like.
- to raise hell — If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
- to start with — To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.