13-letter words containing t, h, u
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- tight-mouthed — tight-lipped.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
- 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 keep house — If you keep house, you do the cleaning and cooking for your household, and do not go out to work.
- to lose touch — If you lose touch with someone, you gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them.
- to the ground — completely; absolutely
- to the utmost — If you say that something is done to the utmost, you are emphasizing that it is done to the greatest extent, amount, or degree possible.
- tobacco pouch — a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco
- toilet humour — scatological or vulgar jokes
- toll thorough — a payment exacted by a municipal government for the right to use a highway, bridge, or the like; toll.
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- torque wrench — a wrench having a dial or other indicator showing the amount of torque being applied.
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- touch-in-goal — the area at each end of the field outside of a touch-in-goal line.
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- toxicophagous — poison-eating
- trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
- transhumanism — a philosophy that explores human transcendence above or beyond organic, corporeal limitations through technological and philosophical evolution.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- treasure hunt — a game in which each person or team attempts to be first in finding something that has been hidden, using written directions or clues.
- treasurership — a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- trout fishing — angling to catch trout
- truchas peaks — group of mountains in N New Mexico, NE of Santa Fe in the S Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- truthlessness — the quality or character of being truthless
- tsutsugamushi — any of various rickettsial disease, including scrub typhus
- tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a device which is attached to the top tubing joint and supports the tubing.
- turban squash — a turban-shaped variety of winter squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- turn the tide — the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- twenty-fourth — next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
- ultramarathon — any footrace of 50 or more miles.
- ultraorthodox — extremely or excessively orthodox, esp with regards to religion
- ultraphysical — extremely physical
- ultrarightist — ultraright.
- un-attachable — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- under hatches — below decks
- under the gun — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.