14-letter words containing t, h, r, e, o, n
- three-cornered — having three corners: a three-cornered hat.
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- thrombopoietin — a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.
- throw a wrench — If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
- thunderousness — the quality or state of being thunderous
- thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- tree of heaven — an Asiatic tree, Ailanthus altissima, having large oblong leaves and rank-smelling flowers, often planted as a shade tree.
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
- triiodomethane — iodoform.
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- trophoneurosis — a disorder caused by defective functioning of the trophic nerves
- try one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- under the rose — in secret; privately; sub rosa
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- weather window — a limited interval when weather conditions can be expected to be suitable for a particular project, such as laying offshore pipelines, reaching a high mountain summit, launching a satellite, etc
- weatherization — (US) The process of weatherizing.
- weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
- west-northwest — a point on the compass midway between west and northwest.
- what manner of — You use what manner of to suggest that the person or thing you are about to mention is of an unusual or unknown kind.
- whether or not — no matter if, even if
- wiltshire horn — a breed of medium-sized sheep having horns in both male and female, originating from the Chalk Downs, England
- winter clothes — the type of heavy, warm clothing that people tend to wear in very cold weather
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- without number — of too great a quantity to be counted; innumerable
- women's rights — the rights, claimed by and for women, of equal privileges and opportunities with men
- worthwhileness — such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a worthwhile book.
- wrestling hold — a way of holding someone in the sport of wrestling
- wring together — to join (two smooth flat surfaces, esp slip gauges) by hand pressure and a slight twisting movement
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
- xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- yeddo hawthorn — a Japanese shrub, Raphiolepis umbellata, of the rose family, having leathery leaves and dense, hairy clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- youth offender — a young delinquent, especially a first offender, usually from 14 to 21 years old, whom the court tries to correct and guide rather than to punish as a criminal.
- zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus