18-letter words containing t, h, u

thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
thin on the ground — If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
thiosulphuric acid — an unstable acid known only in solutions and in the form of its salts. Formula: H2S2O3
third man argument — (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the argument against the existence of Platonic Forms that since the Form of Man is itself a perfect man, a further form (the "third" man) would be required to explain this, and so ad infinitum
thiruvananthapuram — a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
thought experiment — Physics. a demonstration or calculation that is based on the postulates of a theory, as relativity, and that demonstrates or clarifies the consequences of the postulates.
three-quarter time — the meter of a musical composition having a time signature of 3/4 and three quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure.
thrift-institution — economical management; economy; frugality.
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 bite the bullet — If someone bites the bullet, they accept that they have to do something unpleasant but necessary.
to come unstitched — to go wrong or awry
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 find fault with — If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
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 gussy sb/sth up — to give (a person or thing) a smarter or more interesting appearance
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 kick the bucket — If you say that someone has kicked the bucket, you mean that they have died.
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 take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
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.
touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
traveller's cheque — Traveller's cheques are cheques that you buy at a bank and take with you when you travel, for example so that you can exchange them for the currency of the country that you are in.
turk's-head cactus — a cactus, Melocactus communis, of Jamaica, having needlelike spines and a cylindrical body with a tawny-red, fezlike terminal part bearing red flowers.
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.
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.
unenthusiastically — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
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.
university heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
up to the eyeballs — You use up to the eyeballs to emphasize that someone is in an undesirable state to a very great degree.
upper klamath lake — See under Klamath Lakes.
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).
warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
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.
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 man's burden — the alleged duty of white colonizers to care for nonwhite indigenous subjects in their colonial possessions.
white trumpet lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum, of Japan, having fragrant, pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers nearly 7 inches (18 cm) in length.
white-footed mouse — any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.
widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.

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