12-letter words containing a, c, h, t, e, s
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stomach ache — pain in gut
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- stretch mark — a silvery streak occurring typically on the abdomen or thighs and caused by stretching of the skin over a short period of time, as during pregnancy or rapid weight gain.
- stretchmarks — marks that remain visible on the abdomen after its distension, esp in pregnancy
- strip-search — to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- synaesthetic — synesthesia.
- take chances — to behave in a risky manner
- tenths-place — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
- thalassaemic — a person who has the blood disorder thalassaemia
- the analects — a collection of Confucius' teachings
- the ancients — the people who lived in ancient times
- the classics — a body of literature regarded as great or lasting, esp that of ancient Greece or Rome
- the deceased — the dead person or persons
- the distance — the most distant or a faraway part of the visible scene or landscape
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the pandects — a digest of Roman civil law in fifty books, compiled for the emperor Justinian in the 6th cent. a.d.; the Digest
- the triassic — the Triassic period or rock system
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thoracoscope — an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
- trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
- trade school — a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
- transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- tsesarevitch — (in Russian history) the eldest son of a tsar or his heir apparent
- unchasteness — lack of chastity
- undispatched — not dispatched; not delivered or sent out
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unstanchable — unstoppable
- watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- watchstander — (US) A person who is on watch on a ship.
- wattenscheid — an industrial town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia east of Essen
- weathercasts — Plural form of weathercast.
- weathercocks — Plural form of weathercock.
- welwitschias — Plural form of welwitschia.
- west chicago — a town in NE Illinois.
- wheel static — noise in an automobile radio induced by wheel rotation.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- with menaces — If someone commits the crime of demanding money with menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money.
- wristwatches — Plural form of wristwatch.
- yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- zantedeschia — (botany) Any of the genus Zantedeschia of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa.