12-letter words containing d, t, h
- the year dot — The year dot is used to mean a very long time ago.
- the-firebird — a ballet (1910) with music by Stravinsky.
- theodosius i — ("the Great") a.d. 346?–395, Roman emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 379–395.
- 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
- thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
- thermostated — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thick-lipped — having thick lips
- thick-witted — lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
- thin-skinned — having a thin skin.
- 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
- thionic acid — any of the five acids of sulfur of the type H 2 S n O 6 , where n is from two to six.
- thioridazine — a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.
- third estate — the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England. Compare estate (def 5).
- third eyelid — nictitating membrane.
- third finger — the finger next to the little finger; ring finger.
- third gender — a gender classification in societies that recognize a gender other than male or female.
- third market — a market established by the London Stock Exchange in 1987 to trade in shares in companies required to provide less detailed information than that required by the main market or the unlisted securities market
- third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
- third sector — the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.
- third stream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- third-degree — to subject to the third degree.
- third-grader — a pupil in their third year of education, esp in the US and Canada
- thirdborough — an under constable of a township
- thirty-third — next after the thirty-second; being the ordinal number for 33.
- this side of — If you say that something will not happen this side of a date or event, you mean that it will not happen before that date or event.
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- thitherwards — in that direction
- thomas hardy — Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.
- thoroughbred — of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
- thought-read — to read someone's mind or psychically know what someone's thoughts are
- thousandfold — having a thousand elements or parts.
- thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
- three-decker — any ship having three decks, tiers, etc.
- three-gaited — noting a horse trained to walk, trot, and canter, as for pleasure riding and showing.
- three-handed — involving three hands or players, as a game at cards.
- three-legged — having three legs: a three-legged stool.
- three-valued — of or relating to propositions having a value other than truth or falsity.
- throttlehold — a stifling grip; stranglehold: The new regime kept a throttlehold on academic freedom.
- throw around — ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm
- throw mud at — to slander; vilify
- thundercloud — cumulonimbus.
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- thunderstone — any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.
- thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- tight-fisted — parsimonious; stingy; tight.
- tight-lipped — speaking very little; taciturn; close-mouthed.
- time-honored — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.