13-letter words containing t, o, e, a, c, h
- thomas becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- thomas decker — Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
- thoracenteses — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- three old cat — three-a-cat.
- throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
- throw a curve — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- to catch fire — If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
- tobacco heart — a functional disorder of the heart, characterized by a rapid and often irregular pulse, caused by excessive use of tobacco.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- tracheophytes — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- trench mortar — a portable, muzzle-loaded mortar, usually having a smooth bore, fired at high angles of elevation to reach concealed enemy targets.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- tweet-a-holic — a person who is addicted to the Twitter website
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- untheological — not theological; not of or pertaining to the nature of theology
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
- velocity head — the velocity of a fluid expressed in terms of the head or static pressure required to produce that velocity. It equals ρν/2 where ρ is the density of the fluid and ν is the velocity. In hydrology the density of water can be written 1/G where G is the gravitational constant
- vote-catching — relating to a means of securing votes
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- water hemlock — any of several poisonous plants belonging to the genus Cicuta, of the parsley family, as C. virosa of Europe, and C. maculata of North America, growing in swamps and marshy places.
- weathercocked — Simple past tense and past participle of weathercock.
- white croaker — kingfish (def 2).
- withlacoochee — a river in central Florida, flowingN and W to the Gulf of Mexico. 160 miles (257 km) long.
- without cease — without stopping; incessantly
- woman teacher — a female schoolteacher
- wool merchant — a dealer in wool
- xerophthalmic — Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
- zymotechnical — relating to the technology of fermentation