12-letter words containing t, o, r, g
- thought-read — to read someone's mind or psychically know what someone's thoughts are
- through bass — figured bass.
- through with — having finished with (esp when dissatisfied with)
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- through-sung — sung throughout, with no spoken dialogue
- throw weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
- throw-weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
- tiger mother — a strict mother, especially an East Asian, who demands academic excellence and obedience from her children.
- timbrologist — a stamp-collector
- to ring true — If a statement rings true, it seems to be true or genuine. If it rings hollow, it does not seem to be true or genuine.
- toboggan run — a slope that you can slide down on a toboggan
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- togetherness — warm fellowship, as among members of a family.
- tollgatherer — a person who collects tolls, taxes, or other imposts.
- tongue cover — a loose-leaf binding having a flap of the cover concealing the binding posts.
- tongue graft — whip graft.
- top dressing — tennis court
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.
- torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
- touch ground — (of a ship) to strike the sea bed
- tour manager — the person in charge of an organized trip that people such as musicians, or actors go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform
- town manager — an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.
- trading post — a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
- tragicomical — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transgressor — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
- traumatology — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- tribological — relating to tribology
- trichogramma — any minute wasp of the genus Trichogramma, comprising a beneficial group of chalcidflies that parasitize the eggs of a variety of insect pests.
- trichologist — the science dealing with the study of the hair and its diseases.
- trigger word — a word that initiates a process or course of action
- trigonometer — any of various instruments used in trigonometry
- trigonometry — the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles, and the calculations based on them.
- triple bogey — a score of three strokes over par on a hole.
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
- trojan group — a group of asteroids oscillating about either of two points, equidistant from the sun and Jupiter, that forms an equilateral triangle with the sun and Jupiter.
- turbo engine — an engine containing a turbocharger
- turbo prolog — A strongly typed Prolog-like logic programming language. 1986. It has user-defined domains. Programs are arranged in sections: DOMAINS, CLAUSES, PREDICATES, DATABASE and GOAL. It is currently known as PDC Prolog and is distributed by Prolog Development Center, Atlanta +1 404 873 1366. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- turkoman rug — any of a number of handwoven rugs produced by the Turkomans and characterized by coarse warp and filling yarn, a short, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of geometric, marine, and serpentine designs.
- typing error — an error made while using a keyboard to write something
- typographist — a person skilled in the art of typography
- uncomforting — affording comfort or solace.