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12-letter words containing a, c, t, h, e

  • the barbican — a building complex in the City of London: includes residential developments and the Barbican Arts Centre (completed 1982) housing concert and exhibition halls, theatres, cinemas, etc
  • the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
  • the cenotaph — the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
  • the classics — a body of literature regarded as great or lasting, esp that of ancient Greece or Rome
  • the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
  • the creation — God's act of bringing the universe into being
  • the creature — whiskey or other intoxicating liquor
  • 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 ordnance — a department of an army or government dealing with military supplies
  • 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 preacher — the author of Ecclesiastes or the book of Ecclesiastes
  • the triassic — the Triassic period or rock system
  • the-american — a novel (1877) by Henry James.
  • the-overcoat — a short story (1842) by Gogol.
  • theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
  • theatrically — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
  • thematically — of or relating to a theme.
  • theocratical — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
  • theoretician — a person who deals with or is expert in the theoretical side of a subject: a military theoretician.
  • 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.
  • thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
  • thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
  • thoracoscope — an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity
  • thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
  • time charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified period
  • time machine — a theoretical apparatus that would convey one to the past or future.
  • torchon lace — a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
  • touch-tackle — touch football.
  • tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
  • 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.
  • trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
  • tricephalous — with three heads
  • trichopteran — trichopterous.
  • trimmer arch — an arch, usually of brick and in the form of half of a segmental arch, between a chimney and a header in a floor structure to support a hearth.
  • trochanteric — belonging or relating to a trochanter
  • trocheameter — a device that records the distance that a motor vehicle has travelled
  • tsesarevitch — (in Russian history) the eldest son of a tsar or his heir apparent
  • turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
  • turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
  • turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
  • unalphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
  • uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
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