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

  • the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
  • the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
  • the mainland — a particular landmass as viewed from a nearby island with which it has close links, such as Great Britain as viewed from Northern Ireland or continental Australia as viewed from Tasmania
  • 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 military — the armed services (esp the army)
  • the old adam — the evil supposedly inherent in human nature
  • the old dart — England
  • the old days — the past
  • the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
  • the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
  • the red flag — a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
  • the saltsjön — an inlet of the Baltic Sea in Sweden
  • the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
  • the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
  • the varletry — rabble; mob
  • the-bell-jar — a novel (1963) by Sylvia Plath.
  • the-sea-gull — a play (1896) by Anton Chekhov.
  • 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.
  • theologaster — a person who pretends to be a theologian; a shallow or quack theologian
  • theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
  • thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
  • thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
  • thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
  • thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
  • thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
  • thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
  • thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
  • thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
  • thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
  • thioaldehyde — any of a class of compounds formed by the action of hydrogen sulfide on aldehydes, and regarded as aldehydes with the oxygen replaced by sulfur.
  • thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
  • thrash metal — a type of very fast, very loud rock music that combines elements of heavy metal and punk rock
  • three-valued — of or relating to propositions having a value other than truth or falsity.
  • throttleable — capable of having the thrust varied.
  • thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
  • toe and heel — a technique used by racing drivers while changing gear on sharp bends, in which the brake is operated by the toe (or heel) of the right foot while the heel (or toe) simultaneously operates the accelerator
  • tollgatherer — a person who collects tolls, taxes, or other imposts.
  • torchon lace — a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
  • touch-tackle — touch football.
  • toynbee hall — a residential settlement in East London, named after Arnold Toynbee (1852–83), a British economist and social reformer
  • trade school — a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
  • tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
  • transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
  • trash talker — to use disparaging or boastful language.
  • travel light — If you travel light, you travel without taking much luggage.
  • trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
  • triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
  • tricephalous — with three heads
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