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14-letter words containing t, r, o, i, l, s

  • survivor guilt — feelings of guilt for having survived a catastrophe in which others died.
  • tabes dorsalis — syphilis of the spinal cord and its appendages, characterized by shooting pains and other sensory disturbances, and, in the later stages, by paralysis.
  • tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
  • tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
  • tcl consortium — (body)   A non-profit agency dedicated to promoting Tcl.
  • telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
  • telejournalist — a journalist who writes for or broadcasts on television
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
  • terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
  • territorialism — a principle or system that gives predominance to the landed classes.
  • the cordeliers — a political club founded in 1790 and meeting at an old Cordelier convent in Paris
  • the silk route — an ancient trade route that linked Asia and the countries of the Mediterranean and was followed by Marco Polo when he travelled to Cathay
  • thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
  • thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
  • thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • till all hours — until very late
  • time simulator — (simulation)   (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
  • to stand trial — If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of.
  • to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.
  • tokara islands — a group of Japanese islands in the W Pacific Ocean, in the N Ryukyu Islands.
  • tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
  • tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • traditionalism — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
  • traditionalist — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
  • transductional — of or relating to transduction
  • 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
  • transmissional — possessing the quality of transmitting or being transmitted
  • transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
  • transvaluation — to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
  • traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
  • trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • trial division — trial department
  • triconsonantal — having three consonants
  • tridimensional — having three dimensions.
  • trinitrocresol — a yellow, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 N 3 O 7 , used in high explosives.
  • tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
  • tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
  • tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
  • trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
  • tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
  • trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding
  • twilight hours — the period in which there occurs soft diffused light due to the sun being just below the horizon, esp following sunset
  • two-time loser — a person who has been sentenced to prison twice, especially for a major crime in a state where a third sentence is mandatory life imprisonment.
  • ultra-royalist — a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
  • ultramontanism — the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • unpropitiously — in an unfavourable or inauspicious manner
  • upton sinclairHarry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
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