14-letter words containing t, o, s, h, a
- thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
- thomas younger — Thomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thymelaeaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, a family of trees and shrubs having tough acrid bark and simple leaves: includes spurge laurel, leatherwood, and mezereon
- thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
- till all hours — until very late
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- to be the case — If you say that something is the case, you mean that it is true or correct.
- to gather dust — If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
- to shake hands — If you shake hands with someone, you take their right hand in your own for a few moments, often moving it up and down slightly, when you are saying hello or goodbye to them, congratulating them, or agreeing on something. You can also say that two people shake hands.
- tongue-lashing — severe scolding
- top-hat scheme — a pension scheme for the senior executives of an organization
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- treasure house — a building, room, or chamber used as a storage place for valuables; treasury.
- trichomoniasis — a sexually transmitted disease typically asymptomatic in men and resulting in vaginitis with a copious, frothy discharge and itching in women, caused by a trichomonad Trichomonas vaginalis.
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding
- try one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- two-horse race — a competition, election, etc, in which there are only two teams or candidates with a chance of winning
- ultrahazardous — extremely or excessively hazardous
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- up to the ears — very deeply
- upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
- vasoinhibitory — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- vote of thanks — A vote of thanks is an official speech in which the speaker formally thanks a person for doing something.
- wainscot chair — an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back.
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
- washington pie — a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.
- weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
- white gasoline — unleaded and uncracked gasoline, designed especially for use in motorboats.
- white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- x short of a y — If you say that someone is, for example, several cards short of a full deck or one sandwich short of a picnic, you think they are stupid, foolish, or crazy.
- xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division
- xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.