13-letter words containing t, o, e, h, l
- tzom gedaliah — a Jewish fast day observed on the third day of the month of Tishri in memory of the treacherous murder of Gedaliah, Jewish governor of Judah appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- underwithhold — to withhold too little.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- 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
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- uprighteously — in an upright or moral manner
- 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
- volksdeutsche — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- wall of death — (at a fairground) a giant cylinder round the inside walls of which a motorcyclist rides
- 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.
- watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- welfare hotel — a hotel in which people receiving welfare assistance are temporarily housed until permanent quarters become available.
- whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- white melilot — a Eurasian plant, Melilotus alba, of the legume family, naturalized in the U.S., having white flowers.
- white stilton — a rich white cheese made from whole milk, very strong in flavour
- white vitriol — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.
- whole brother — a brother whose parents are the same as one's own.
- whoremasterly — of or relating to the character of a whoremaster
- with bells on — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- withlacoochee — a river in central Florida, flowingN and W to the Gulf of Mexico. 160 miles (257 km) long.
- wolverhampton — a city in West Midlands, in W England.
- wool merchant — a dealer in wool
- woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
- worthlessness — The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit.
- xerophthalmia — abnormal dryness of the eyeball characterized by conjunctivitis, caused by a deficiency of tears and attributed to a lack of vitamin A.
- xerophthalmic — Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
- yellowthroats — Plural form of yellowthroat.
- youth culture — the activities and behaviour associated with young people
- zooxanthellae — any of various symbiotic yellow-green or yellow–brown algae in the cytoplasm of certain radiolarians and marine invertebrates.
- zymotechnical — relating to the technology of fermentation