12-letter words containing a, t, h, u, l
- old faithful — one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- pentateuchal — the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
- photo layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- purple heart — a medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy.
- purple patch — If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through a purple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
- south hadley — a city in W Massachusetts.
- south island — the largest island of New Zealand. 58,093 sq. mi. (150,460 sq. km).
- south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
- south platte — a river flowing NE from central Colorado to the Platte River in W Nebraska. 424 miles (683 km) long.
- stealthfully — secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
- sulphur bath — a curative bath in which the water used has sulphates dissolved in it, especially one in which the water comes from a natural hot spring
- superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
- talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
- talmud torah — (in Europe) a community-supported Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- thankfulness — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- thaumatology — the study or description of miracles.
- the absolute — ultimate reality regarded as uncaused, unmodified, unified and complete, timeless, etc.
- the faithful — the believers in and loyal adherents of a religious faith, esp Christianity
- the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- the-sea-gull — a play (1896) by Anton Chekhov.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.