13-letter words containing ta
- gold standard — a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value.
- goldtail moth — European moth with white wings and a soft white furry body with a yellow tail tuft
- goods station — a railway station dealing solely with goods trains
- grandparental — Of or relating to a grandparent.
- grandstanding — the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- granite state — New Hampshire (used as a nickname).
- gravitational — Physics. the force of attraction between any two masses. Compare law of gravitation. an act or process caused by this force.
- great britain — an island of NW Europe, separated from the mainland by the English Channel and the North Sea: since 1707 the name has applied politically to England, Scotland, and Wales. 88,139 sq. mi. (228,280 sq. km).
- great bustard — a large bustard, Otis tarda, of southern and central Europe and western and central Asia, having a wingspread of about 8 feet (2.4 meters).
- ground attack — an attack using ground forces, as opposed to air or naval forces
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- group captain — an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a wing commander but junior to an air commodore in the RAF and certain other air forces
- gypsy capstan — a small capstan moved only by a motor or engine.
- hard standing — a hard-surfaced area on which heavy vehicles or airplanes can be parked.
- hawkeye state — Iowa (used as a nickname).
- head of state — the person who holds the highest position in a national government: a meeting of heads of state.
- heart starter — the first drink of the day
- hemimetabolic — (zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
- heptadecanoic — as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid
- heptaselenide — (chemistry) any selenide containing seven selenium atoms in each molecule.
- heptasyllabic — having seven syllables
- heptasyllable — a word or line of verse of seven syllables.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hereditarians — Plural form of hereditarian.
- heritage site — a historical site, a building, or an area of the unspoilt natural environment, considered to be important to a country or area's heritage
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- heteropolitan — a heterosexual man, typically living in a city, whose attitudes and interests are regarded as masculine but not excessively so
- hiatal hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- holometabolic — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism.
- homoepitaxial — (materials science) Having the same orientation.
- hoosier state — Indiana (used as a nickname).
- horizontality — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- hospitability — The quality of being hospitable.
- hospital bill — the bills incurred for receiving hospital treatment
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- hospital case — a patient that is being, or needs to be, treated in a hospital
- hospital pass — a pass made to a team-mate who will be tackled heavily as soon as the ball is received
- hospital ship — a ship built to serve as a hospital, especially used to treat the wounded in wartime and accorded safe passage by international law.
- hospitalizing — Present participle of hospitalize.
- housing start — an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling.
- human capital — the collective skills, knowledge, or other intangible assets of individuals that can be used to create economic value for the individuals, their employers, or their community: Education is an investment in human capital that pays off in terms of higher productivity.
- humanitarians — Plural form of humanitarian.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hymnal stanza — common measure (def 2).
- hymnal-stanza — common time.
- hypermutation — (uncountable) Frequent mutation.
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- hypostatizing — Present participle of hypostatize.
- ideal crystal — a crystal in which there are no defects or impurities