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14-letter words containing t, o, h, r

  • county borough — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and in Wales from 1996) a borough administered independently of any higher tier of local government
  • court of honor — the planning body of a girl-scout troop, composed of patrol leaders, the troop scribe, the troop treasurer, and the adult troop leader.
  • courtesy coach — a free coach
  • courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
  • courting chair — a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
  • credit history — a record of how promptly a person pays back loans, credits, etc, over time
  • crimean gothic — a form of the Gothic language that survived in the Crimea after the extinction of Gothic elsewhere in Europe, known only from a list of words and phrases recorded in the 16th century.
  • croagh patrick — a mountain in NW Republic of Ireland, in Mayo: a place of pilgrimage as Saint Patrick is said to have prayed and fasted there. Height: 765 m (2510 ft)
  • cross matching — the testing for compatibility of a donor's and a recipient's blood prior to transfusion, in which serum of each is mixed with red blood cells of the other and observed for hemagglutination.
  • cross my heart — You can say 'cross my heart' when you want someone to believe that you are telling the truth. You can also ask 'cross your heart?', when you are asking someone if they are really telling the truth.
  • cross-hatching — to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
  • crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
  • cruft together — (jargon)   To hack together though with the suggestion that the result may be cruft.
  • cryoanesthesia — (pathology) Insensibility resulting from cold.
  • cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
  • cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
  • cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
  • crystal growth — Crystal growth is the process of making a crystal grow by continuing to remove a component from a solution.
  • cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
  • curiosity shop — a shop selling unusual items and curios
  • cushion rafter — auxiliary rafter.
  • cycling shorts — tight-fitting shorts reaching partway to the knee for cycling, sport, etc
  • cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
  • cytophotometer — an instrument for examining cells by determining the intensity or wavelengths of light transmitted through them.
  • cytophotometry — the use of a photometer in order to study the chemical compounds of a cell
  • dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
  • dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
  • dark chocolate — Dark chocolate is dark brown chocolate that has a stronger and less sweet taste than milk chocolate.
  • data warehouse — Computers. a large, centralized collection of digital data gathered from various units within an organization: The annual report uses information from the data warehouse.
  • daughterboards — Plural form of daughterboard.
  • daylight hours — the hours when it is daylight
  • dead to rights — in an undeniably incriminating situation; red-handed
  • debt of honour — a debt that is morally but not legally binding, such as one contracted in gambling
  • dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
  • decorated shed — a contemporary design concept characterized by buildings generally of purely utilitarian design but with fronts intended to give them more grandeur or to announce their functions.
  • dehydrogenated — Simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenate.
  • dehydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate.
  • dehydroretinol — (organic compound) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
  • demythologizer — a person who removes mythical elements from something
  • dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
  • dermatographia — a common medical condition in which lightly rubbing the skin produces red, often raised, temporary marks
  • dermatographic — relating to dermatography
  • desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
  • diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
  • dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
  • diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
  • dio chrysostom — 2nd century ad, Greek orator and philosopher
  • discus thrower — an athlete whose event is the discus
  • do the honours — If someone does the honours at a social occasion or public event, they act as host or perform some official function.
  • down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
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