8-letter words containing t, h, o, r
- southern — lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south.
- southron — Southern U.S. southerner (def 2).
- staghorn — a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like.
- stroheim — Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- strother — a male given name.
- superhot — extremely hot
- tamworth — a city in E Australia.
- tarboosh — a tasseled cap of cloth or felt, usually red, that is worn by Muslim men either by itself or as the inner part of the turban.
- the crow — the constellation Corvus
- the horn — the telephone
- the hour — an exact number of complete hours
- the morn — tomorrow
- the poor — poor, or needy, people collectively
- the road — all the cities and towns visited by touring theatrical companies, musicians, etc.
- the rope — a rope, noose, or halter used for hanging
- the word — the proper or most fitting expression
- theocrat — a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
- theodora — a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- theodore — pope a.d. 897.
- theorell — Axel Hugo Teodor [ahk-suh l hoo-goh te-oh-dawr] /ˈɑk səl ˈhu goʊ ˈtɛ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1903–82, Swedish biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1955.
- theories — a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena: Einstein's theory of relativity. Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- theorise — to form a theory or theories.
- theorist — a person who theorizes.
- theorize — to form a theory or theories.
- therefor — for or in exchange for that or this; for it: a refund therefor.
- thermion — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- theropod — any member of the suborder Theropoda, comprising carnivorous dinosaurs that had short forelimbs and walked or ran on their hind legs.
- thiourea — a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
- thonburi — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thoracal — of or relating to the thorax.
- thoraces — Anatomy. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest.
- thoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- thoraco- — thorax
- thornset — set with thorns
- thornton — William, 1759–1828, U.S. architect, born in the British Virgin Islands.
- thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- thraldom — the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.
- threnode — threnody.
- threnody — a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- throated — having a throat of a specified kind (usually used in combination): a yellow-throated warbler.
- throbbed — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
- throbber — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
- thrombin — an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
- thrombo- — indicating a blood clot
- thrombus — a fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart.
- thronner — a person who is good at doing odd jobs
- thropple — the windpipe or throat
- throstle — British (chiefly Literary) . the song thrush.
- throttle — Also called throttle lever. a lever, pedal, handle, etc., for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve.