14-letter words containing t, o, h, r, w
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
- on the warpath — the path or course taken by American Indians on a warlike expedition.
- one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
- one-horse town — a small or obscure town
- out of nowhere — unexpectedly
- overshot wheel — a water wheel in which the water enters the buckets tangentially near the top of the wheel.
- owlet nightjar — any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
- petworth house — a mansion in Petworth in Sussex: rebuilt (1688–96) for Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset; gardens laid out by Capability Brown; subject of paintings by Turner
- potter's wheel — a device with a rotating horizontal disk upon which clay is molded by a potter.
- primary growth — growth in vascular plants, especially an increase in length, that results from cell division and differentiation of an apical meristem.
- quarter hollow — a deep cove or cavetto.
- rate of growth — the rate at which an economy grows
- reckon without — If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it.
- roulette wheel — spinning part of roulette table
- shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- software house — a commercial organization that specializes in the production of computer software packages
- south whittier — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- south-westerly — A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west.
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern crown — the constellation Corona Australis.
- southwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the southwest.
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
- straw mushroom — a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cookery.
- telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- the free world — the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the phoney war — a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
- the real world — if you talk about the real world, you are referring to the world and life in general, in contrast to a particular person's own life, experience, and ideas, which may seem untypical and unrealistic
- the wool trade — the business of buying and selling wool, formerly very important in Britain, Australia etc
- the world over — If you say that something happens or exists the world over, you mean that it happens or exists in every part of the world.
- the worm turns — If you say that the worm turns, you mean that someone who usually obeys another person or accepts their bad behaviour unexpectedly starts resisting that person or expresses their anger.
- theater of war — the entire area in which ground, sea, and air forces may become directly employed in war operations, including the theater of operations and the zone of interior.
- theatre of war — the area of air, sea and land that is directly involved in war
- there's no way — If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
- thought shower — brainstorm
- throw a wobbly — to become suddenly very agitated or angry
- throw a wrench — If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
- throw light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- throw together — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
- to draw breath — If you do not have time to draw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing.
- twilight hours — the period in which there occurs soft diffused light due to the sun being just below the horizon, esp following sunset
- twilight world — a situation of confusion or uncertainty, which seems to exist between two different states or categories
- two-horse race — a competition, election, etc, in which there are only two teams or candidates with a chance of winning
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise