14-letter words containing t, o, h, r
- geochronometry — the determination of the absolute age of earth materials, as by radiometric dating.
- geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
- geothermometer — a thermometer for measuring temperatures below the surface of the earth
- germanomethane — (chemistry) germanium tetrahydride.
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
- get rid of sth — When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
- get through to — reach: on phone
- ghetto blaster — a large, powerful portable radio, especially as carried and played by a pedestrian or used outdoors in an urban area.
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- globe amaranth — a plant, Gomphrena globosa, native to the Old World tropics, having dense heads of variously colored flowers that retain their color when cut.
- go around with — If you go around with a person or group of people, you regularly meet them and go to different places with them.
- golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.
- gothic revival — a Gothic style of architecture popular between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, exemplified by the Houses of Parliament in London (1840)
- graeffe method — a method, involving the squaring of roots, for approximating the solutions to algebraic equations.
- graphite cloth — a nonwoven fabric made by embedding carbon fibers in a plastic bonding material, used in layers as a substitute for sheet metal, as in the construction of aircraft wings.
- graphitization — (geology) The formation of graphite from other organic materials.
- great yarmouth — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- greek catholic — a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
- group of eight — the Group of Seven nations and Russia, whose heads of government meet to discuss economic matters and international relations
- group of three — Japan, US, and Germany (formerly West Germany), regarded as the largest industrialized nations
- grow the beard — (of a TV series) to gain credibility or improve in quality during the course of a series following a specified development
- growth hormone — any substance that stimulates or controls the growth of an organism, especially a species-specific hormone, as the human hormone somatotropin, secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. Abbreviation: GH.
- guest of honor — a person in whose honor a dinner, party, etc., is given.
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- haemocytometer — an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting the blood and a ruled glass slide on which the cells are counted under a microscope
- hair extension — attached length of hair
- haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
- half-forgotten — a past participle of forget.
- half-note rest — a pause of half a semibreve
- half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- hammer thrower — a contestant in a hammer throw
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
- hardware cloth — galvanized steel wire screen with a mesh usually between 0.25 and 0.5 inches (0.64 and 1.27 cm), used for coarse sieves, animal cages, and the like.
- hardware store — shop selling DIY or home-improvement supplies
- harpsichordist — One who plays the harpsichord.
- harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
- have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- have the floor — have a turn to speak publicly
- heads or tails — a gambling game in which a coin is tossed, the winner being the player who guesses which side of the coin will face up when it lands or is caught.
- headstrongness — The property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
- health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
- health problem — ailment or disorder
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- health visitor — In Britain, a health visitor is a nurse whose job is to visit people in their homes and offer advice on matters such as how to look after very young babies or people with physical disabilities.
- heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- heart of stone — lack of compassion
- heart to heart — frank; sincere: We had a heart-to-heart talk about his poor attendance.
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.