16-letter words containing a, h, m, e, d
- summation method — a method for associating a sum with a divergent series.
- tea and sympathy — a caring attitude, esp to someone in trouble
- thalidomide baby — a baby that has physical abnormalities due to the drug thalidomide being taken by the mother while the baby was still a developing fetus
- the england team — any sports team representing England, esp the England football team.
- the human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
- the mekong delta — the area where the Mekong River empties into the sea through distributaries
- thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
- three-card monte — a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer.
- tibetan buddhism — the form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed and is practiced primarily in Tibet and some nearby nations: its spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama
- under the hammer — a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
- valet de chambre — valet (def 1).
- vitamin-enriched — having had vitamins added
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.