11-letter words containing a, h, e, m
- tack hammer — a light hammer for driving tacks, often magnetized to hold the tack to the head.
- tamper with — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- technomania — an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- tetradrachm — an ancient coin with a value of four drachmas
- tetrahymena — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Tetrahymena, a relative of the paramecium: often used in genetics research.
- tetratheism — the belief that the Christian God is four persons
- thalassemia — a hereditary form of anemia, occurring chiefly in people of Mediterranean origin, marked by the abnormal synthesis of hemoglobin and a consequent shortened life span of red blood cells.
- thalidomide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 , formerly used as a sedative: if taken during pregnancy, it may cause severe abnormalities in the limbs of the fetus.
- thatcherism — the conservative policies, political philosophy, and leadership style of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, characterized especially by monetarism, privatization, and labor union reform.
- thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
- thaumaturge — a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
- the academy — the public park near Athens where Plato taught and founded a school for the study of philosophy
- the bahamas — a group of over 700 coral islands (about 20 of which are inhabited) in the Caribbean: a British colony from 1783 until 1964; an independent nation within the Commonwealth from 1973. Language: English. Currency: Bahamian dollar. Capital: Nassau. Pop: 319 031 (2013 est). Area: 13 939 sq km (5381 sq miles)
- the marches — borderlands between England & Scotland and between England & Wales
- the midrash — these commentaries and notes collectively
- the new man — a type of modern man who allows the caring side of his nature to show by being supportive and by sharing child care and housework
- the permian — the Permian period or rock system
- the same as — If something is happening the same as something else, the two things are happening in a way that is similar or exactly the same.
- the slammer — prison
- the vat man — an informal way of referring to HM Revenue & Customs
- theatricism — theatricalism.
- theomachist — a person who battles against the gods or resists the will of the gods
- thermically — in a thermic manner
- thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
- thermograph — a thermometer that records the temperatures it measures.
- thermonasty — a nastic movement in response to a temperature change, as occurs in the opening of certain flowers
- thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
- thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- thirdstream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
- thread mark — a thin threading in paper currency to make counterfeiting difficult.
- threadmaker — a person who makes or twists fibres into thread
- thromboxane — a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.
- tilt hammer — a drop hammer used in forging, consisting of a heavy head at one end of a pivoted lever.
- tracheotomy — the operation of cutting into the trachea.
- transmanche — describing the region between Kent and Nord Pas de Calais
- trencherman — a person who has a hearty appetite; a heavy eater.
- tutankhamen — 14th century b.c, a king of Egypt of the 18th dynasty.
- twelfth man — a reserve player in a cricket team
- unashamedly — not ashamed; not restrained by embarrassment or consciousness of moral guilt: a liar unashamed even after public disgrace.
- unhampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- unimpeached — (of a desirable quality or status) not challenged or questioned
- unmatchable — not capable of being matched or equalled
- unmechanize — to break up or disarrange (something)
- van der hum — a spicy liqueur from South Africa, flavored with tangerine and herbs.
- warmhearted — having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
- washerwoman — a woman who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundress.
- washerwomen — Plural form of washerwoman.
- watchmakers — Plural form of watchmaker.