13-letter words containing a, t, h, l, e
- telephone tag — repeated unsuccessful attempts by two persons to connect with one another by telephone.
- tell you what — You say 'Tell you what' to introduce a suggestion or offer.
- temporal hour — a unit of time used in the Roman and Ottoman empires that divided the daylight into an equal number of hours, resulting in long summer hours and short winter hours.
- terephthalate — a salt or ester of terephthalic acid.
- tetartohedral — (of a crystal) having one fourth the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.
- tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
- the afflicted — afflicted people considered collectively
- the artillery — the branch of an army specializing in the use of heavy mounted guns
- the backfield — the quarterback and running backs in a team
- the beautiful — the quality of beauty
- the big apple — New York City
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the civil war — the war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy) in the U.S. (1861-65)
- the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- the fast lane — If you say that someone lives their life in the fast lane, you mean that they live in a way which seems full of activity and excitement but which often involves a lot of pressure.
- the headlines — the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast and summarized at the end
- the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
- the himalayas — a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
- the holocaust — the systematic, genocidal destruction of over six million European Jews by the Nazis before and during WWII
- the hyperreal — that which constitutes hyperreality
- the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
- the last word — final retort
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- the new black — If you say that a particular colour is the new black, you mean that it has become fashionable.
- the noble art — boxing
- the paleocene — the Paleocene Epoch or its rocks
- the paleogene — the Paleogene subdivision of the Tertiary Period or its rocks
- the paleozoic — the Paleozoic Era or its rocks
- the palisades — line of steep cliffs in NE N.J. & SE N.Y. on the west shore of the Hudson: c. 15 mi (24 km) long
- the pole star — the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis
- the real deal — a person or thing seen as being authentic and not inferior in any way
- the small ads — the small ads in a newspaper are short advertisements in which you can advertise something such as an object for sale or a room to let
- the spiritual — the realm of spirits
- the sum total — the result you get when you add numbers or amounts together
- the-alchemist — a comedy (1610) by Ben Jonson.
- the-big-apple — New York City.
- the-swan-lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
- theatre lover — sb who enjoys going to plays
- theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
- theatricality — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theatricalize — to put into dramatic or theatrical form; dramatize.
- theologically — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
- theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- therapeutical — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- thermal baths — warm water spa
- thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
- thermal paper — heat-sensitive paper that is impregnated with a chemical; it is used in thermal printers
- thermal power — power produced by converting heat into electricity
- thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics