12-letter words containing a, e, s, t, h, i
- straightbred — (of animals) purebred; having parents of the same breed
- straightedge — a bar or strip of wood, plastic, or metal having at least one long edge of sufficiently reliable straightness for use in drawing or testing straight lines, plane surfaces, etc.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- straightness — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- strip-search — to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- 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
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- synaesthesia — synesthesia.
- synaesthesis — the harmonious combination of differing impulses arising from a work of art
- synaesthetic — synesthesia.
- telaesthesia — telesthesia.
- thalassaemia — a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin
- thalassaemic — a person who has the blood disorder thalassaemia
- thames river — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- the ancients — the people who lived in ancient times
- the antilles — a group of islands in the Caribbean
- the bastille — a state prison in Paris that was stormed and destroyed (1789) in the French Revolution: its destruction is commemorated on Bastille Day, July 14
- the classics — a body of literature regarded as great or lasting, esp that of ancient Greece or Rome
- the dingbats — delirium tremens
- the disabled — those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped
- the distance — the most distant or a faraway part of the visible scene or landscape
- the fair sex — women collectively
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
- the midlands — the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries
- the nearside — the side of a vehicle normally nearer the kerb (in Britain, the left side)
- the passions — feeling, as opposed to reason
- the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- the triassic — the Triassic period or rock system
- the-persians — a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- 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.
- thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- thioarsenate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenic acids
- thioarsenite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenious acids
- thiosinamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, bitter-tasting powder, C 4 H 8 N 2 S, occurring in mustard oil: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid