18-letter words containing t, h, o, r

thrift-institution — economical management; economy; frugality.
throw in the towel — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
throw oneself into — 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.
tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
to a grinding halt — If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
to be caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
to be on the radar — to be noticed or important
to be on the rocks — if something such as a marriage or a business is on the rocks, it is experiencing very severe difficulties and looks likely to end very soon
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
to cool your heels — If you are cooling your heels, someone is deliberately keeping you waiting, so that you get bored or impatient.
to cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
to grit your teeth — If you grit your teeth, you make up your mind to carry on even if the situation is very difficult.
to hold your peace — If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
to learn the ropes — If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done.
to meet your match — If you meet your match, you find that you are competing or fighting against someone who you cannot beat because they are as good as you, or better than you.
to open your heart — If you open your heart or pour out your heart to someone, you tell them your most private thoughts and feelings.
to plough a furrow — If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people.
to raise the alarm — If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger.
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
to the manner born — a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.: I don't like the manner in which he complained.
to watch your step — If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.
too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
transmission shaft — a shaft that rotates transmitting motion from the engine to the differential gear
triphosphoric acid — the hypothetical acid H 5 P 3 O 10 , known chiefly by its salts.
turn on one's heel — to turn around abruptly
turn one's hand to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
two-chamber system — the system of having two parliamentary chambers, as the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom
under one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
under the jackboot — If a country or group of people is under the jackboot, they are suffering because the government is cruel and undemocratic.
unification church — a religious sect that combines elements of Protestantism and Buddhism, founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon in 1954: many of its members live in communes sponsored by the sect.
upper palaeolithic — the latest of the three periods of the Palaeolithic, beginning about 40 000 bc and ending, in Europe, about 12 000 bc: characterized by the emergence of modern man, Homo sapiens
ur of the chaldees — the city where Abraham was born, sometimes identified with the Sumerian city of Ur. Gen. 11:28, 31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7.
urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
water of hydration — the portion of a hydrate that is represented as, or can be expelled as, water: now usually regarded as being in true molecular combination with the other atoms of the compound, and not existing in the compound as water.
water on the brain — hydrocephalus.
wave of the future — a trend or development that may influence or become a significant part of the future: Computerization is the wave of the future.
weather forecaster — meteorologist
west-northwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-northwest.
west-southwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-southwest.
westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
where you left off — If something continues from where it left off, it starts happening again at the point where it had previously stopped.
white iron pyrites — marcasite
white-collar crime — any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations.
white-faced hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
white-fronted tern — a coastal bird of New Zealand and SE Australia, Sterna striata, with a long black bill, a white breast, and a forked tail

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