11-letter words containing t, o, a, b
- tharborough — a type of constable in William Shakespeare's 'Love's Labours Lost'
- the cariboo — a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860
- the gorbals — a district of Glasgow, formerly known for its slums
- the lebanon — a republic in W Asia, on the Mediterranean: an important centre of the Phoenician civilization in the third millennium bc; part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until 1919; gained independence in 1941 (effective by 1945). Official language: Arabic; French and English are also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim and Christian. Currency: Lebanese pound. Capital: Beirut. Pop: 4 131 583 (2013 est). Area: 10 400 sq km (4015 sq miles)
- thereabouts — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
- thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
- thingamabob — thingamajig.
- thingumabob — thingamajig.
- thromboxane — a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.
- throw about — to spend (one's money) in a reckless and flaunting manner
- thumb piano — any of various African boxlike musical instruments, such as the kalimba or mbira, having tuned strips of metal or wood that vibrate when played with the thumbs.
- tibiofibula — the bone of a frog's lower leg
- tibiotarsus — the main bone of the leg of a bird, between the femur and tarsometatarsus, formed by the fusion of several tarsal bones with the tibia.
- timbromania — a mania or passion for stamp-collecting
- to be exact — You say to be exact to indicate that you are slightly correcting or giving more detailed information about what you have been saying.
- to be frank — You can say 'to be frank' or 'to be frank with you' to introduce a statement which is your honest opinion, especially when the person you are talking to might not like it.
- tobacco jar — a container formerly used for storing tobacco and keeping it fresh
- tobacconist — a dealer in tobacco, especially the owner of a store that sells pipe tobaccos, cigarettes, and cigars.
- tocharian b — the western dialect of Tocharian
- toddy table — a small stand of the 18th century, used for holding drinks.
- tolbutamide — a white crystalline substance, C 12 H 18 N 2 O 3 S, used to augment insulin secretion in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- topless bar — a bar in which barmaids or waitresses work naked from the waist up
- torchbearer — a person who carries a torch.
- torsion bar — a metal bar having elasticity when subjected to torsion: used as a spring in various machines and in automobile suspensions.
- toxiphobiac — a person who suffers from toxicophobia
- trailbaston — a judging commission first created by Edward I of England which punished crimes and trespass
- transborder — the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- transphobia — unreasoning hostility, aversion, etc., toward transgender people.
- travel book — a book about travelling to a certain country or region, esp a guidebook
- treasonable — of the nature of treason.
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
- trobar clus — a complex and obscure style of writing adopted by some 12th-century Provençal poets.
- trombe wall — a glass-fronted exterior masonry wall that absorbs solar heat for radiation into a building.
- trophoblast — the layer of extraembryonic ectoderm that chiefly nourishes the embryo or develops into fetal membranes with nutritive functions.
- troubadours — one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
- trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
- tuberaceous — belonging or relating to the order of fungi Tuberaceae, or specifically the truffle genus (Tuber)
- tuberculoma — a tumour or other mass that grows from a tuberculous lesion or caused by the tubercle bacillus
- tudorbethan — (of a contemporary building) imitative of Tudor and Elizabethan architecture
- turbocharge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- tycho brahe — Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- umbratilous — shadowy; faint
- unabrogated — not abrogated, revoked, or annulled
- unabsorbent — (of fabric, material, etc) not able to soak up liquid
- unadoptable — (of children or animals) not able to be adopted or placed in a home
- unambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- uncombative — not combative or confrontational
- uncountable — not countable; incapable of having the total precisely ascertained: uncountable colonies of bacteria; uncountable kindnesses and small favors.
- undoubtable — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.