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13-letter words containing t, o, k, h

  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • shoot-to-kill — of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to kill rather than disable
  • shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
  • silkworm moth — any of several moths of the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae, the larvae of which are silkworms.
  • smooth-spoken — speaking or spoken easily and softly.
  • smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
  • socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
  • south dakotan — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
  • sprocket hole — any of a series of regular perforations along the edge of photographic film for engaging the drive sprockets in a motion-picture camera or projector.
  • sticker shock — unpleasant surprise on learning of an unexpectedly high price for an item.
  • street hockey — road hockey.
  • take the road — to begin a journey or tour
  • take to heart — 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.
  • take-home pay — the amount of salary remaining after deductions, as of taxes, have been made.
  • thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
  • the big smoke — a large city, esp London
  • the whole kit — everything or everybody
  • thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
  • think less of — to have a lower opinion of
  • think more of — to have a higher opinion of
  • think much of — to have a high opinion of
  • think through — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
  • thomas becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
  • thomas decker — Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
  • thomas hooker — Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
  • thousand oaks — a town in S California.
  • thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
  • thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
  • ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
  • to keep house — If you keep house, you do the cleaning and cooking for your household, and do not go out to work.
  • to play hooky — If a child plays hooky, they stay away from school without permission.
  • tracking shot — dolly shot.
  • turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
  • turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
  • volksdeutsche — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
  • walk off with — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
  • walk out with — to court or be courted by
  • walk with god — to lead a godly, morally upright life
  • 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.
  • weathercocked — Simple past tense and past participle of weathercock.
  • white croaker — kingfish (def 2).
  • with knobs on — in an extreme or more emphatic way
  • you know what — a thing or person that the speaker cannot or does not want to specify
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