16-letter words containing t, h, u, r, m
- thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
- three musketeers — French Les Trois Mousquetaires. a historical novel (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père.
- through the mill — a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
- tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
- under sb's thumb — If you are under someone's thumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them.
- under the hammer — a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
- undernourishment — If someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.
- unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
- upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
- ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
- urim and thummim — two objects probably used as oracles and carried in the breastplate of the high priest (Exodus 28:30)
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- without a murmur — If someone does something without a murmur, they do it without complaining.
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.