12-letter words containing d, i, l, t, h
- schindyletic — relating to the joint in which one bone is received into the cleft or slit of another bone
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
- shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
- shirt-tailed — (of a garment) having a shirt-tail
- shirtsleeved — not wearing a jacket or coat
- smith island — a group of islands in S Maryland and N Virginia, in Chesapeake Bay.
- sodium light — the light produced by a sodium lamp
- south euclid — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- south island — the largest island of New Zealand. 58,093 sq. mi. (150,460 sq. km).
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- street child — Street children are homeless children who live outdoors in a city and live by begging or stealing.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
- thank kindly — to thank heartily
- that will do — If you say that will do to a child, you are telling them to stop behaving in the way that they are.
- the disabled — those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped
- the good oil — true or reliable facts, information, etc
- the highveld — the high-altitude grassland region of E South Africa
- 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 old bill — policemen collectively or in general
- thick-lipped — having thick lips
- 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.
- thiodiglycol — C4H10O2S, a yellowish viscous liquid used as a solvent
- third eyelid — nictitating membrane.
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- tight-lipped — speaking very little; taciturn; close-mouthed.
- title-holder — The title-holder is the person who most recently won a sports competition that is held regularly.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- undelightful — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
- water shield — Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
- wethersfield — a town in central Connecticut.
- whittle down — To whittle down a group or thing means to gradually make it smaller.
- withdrawable — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
- withholdment — the act of withholding
- wood's light — ultraviolet light filtered through glass containing nickel oxide, used in detecting forgeries, in detecting microbes in hair, etc.