13-letter words containing t, o, h, w
- go along with — permit, consent to
- growth factor — any of various proteins that promote the growth, organization, and maintenance of cells and tissues.
- growth market — a rapidly expanding market
- growth shares — ordinary shares with good prospects of appreciation in yield and value
- gunshot wound — bullet injury caused by a firearm
- head of water — a quantity of water
- heating power — power that can be used to heat something
- help off with — If you help someone off with an item of clothing, you help them take it off.
- homestead law — any law exempting homesteads from seizure or sale for debt.
- horror writer — a writer of horror fiction or horror stories
- hot-swappable — (of devices, disks, etc) capable of being inserted or removed from a computer system that is running, without causing damage or affecting performance
- hot-water bag — a bag, usually of rubber, for holding hot water to apply warmth to some part of the body, as the feet.
- how's tricks? — how are you?
- hunting sword — a short, light saber of the 18th century, having a straight or slightly curved blade.
- in the way of — similar to, like
- into the wind — against the wind or upwind
- isle of wight — Isle of, an island off the S coast of England, forming an administrative division of Hampshire. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). County seat: Newport.
- john winthrop — John, 1588–1649, English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
- kenneth arrow — Kenneth Joseph, born 1921, U.S. economist: Nobel Prize 1972.
- kilowatt-hour — a unit of energy, equivalent to the energy transferred or expended in one hour by one kilowatt of power; approximately 1.34 horsepower-hours. Abbreviation: kWh, K.W.H., kwhr.
- know by heart — have memorized
- know by sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- know-nothings — an ignorant or totally uninformed person; ignoramus.
- low-bandwidth — [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although not content-free, was not terribly informative. "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of suits!" Compare zero-content, bandwidth, math-out.
- make off with — take away
- megawatt hour — a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of a million watts in one hour
- meteor shower — the profusion of meteors observed when the earth passes through a meteor swarm.
- microswitches — Plural form of microswitch.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- mosquito hawk — nighthawk (def 1).
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- mount whitney — a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- mushroom town — a town that has grown very quickly
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- no fewer than — You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
- north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
- north-western — North-western means in or from the north-west of a region or country.
- northeastward — the northeast.
- northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
- northwestward — the northwest.
- off the wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
- off with you! — go away! depart!
- old northwest — a territory of Canada lying N of 60 degrees N and extending E from the Yukon Territory to Nunavut. 519,732 sq. mi. (1,346,106 sq. km) Capital: Yellowknife.
- on a par with — If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
- on-off switch — electrical or electronic device: control knob
- one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- otherworldish — characterized by otherworldliness