14-letter words containing t, o, r, i, e
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- thromboembolic — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
- thrombopoietin — a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.
- through bridge — a bridge in which the track is carried by the lower horizontal members
- tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
- ticket counter — the place where you buy a ticket for public transport, the theatre, cinema, etc
- tiger mosquito — a large Asian mosquito, Aedes albopictus, introduced into the southern U.S., that is a vector of dengue and other infectious diseases.
- time simulator — (simulation) (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
- tin difluoride — stannous fluoride.
- to be bursting — to want desperately to urinate
- to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
- to return fire — If you return fire or you return someone's fire, you shoot back at someone who has shot at you.
- to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
- to sb's credit — If something is to someone's credit, they deserve praise for it.
- to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.
- to strike home — If something that is thrown or fired strikes home, it reaches its target.
- toilet trained — If a child is toilet trained, he or she has learned to use the toilet.
- tongue twister — a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”.
- tongue-twister — A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.
- tontine period — the stipulated period during which a tontine life assurance system is in operation
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- toronto euclid — (language) The standard dialect of Euclid, as compared to Ottawa Euclid.
- tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
- torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
- totidem verbis — with just so many words; in these words.
- tourist office — information centre for sightseers
- tractive force — the force measured in the drawbar of a locomotive or tractor
- tractor driver — a person who drives a motor vehicle used to pull heavy loads, esp farm machinery such as a plough or harvester
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- trade unionist — a member of a trade union.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
- traditionalize — to make traditional: to traditionalize family reunions.
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- traitorousness — the quality or state of being traitorous
- transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
- transformative — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transistorized — (of a device) equipped with a transistor
- transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
- transitoriness — not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.
- trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- treponematosis — an infection caused by an organism of the genus Treponema, as syphilis, pinta, bejel, or yaws.
- trial attorney — a lawyer who is involved in court cases
- trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
- trichobacteria — filamentous bacteria
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- trick or treat — Halloween tradition