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.