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12-letter words containing e, l, s, h, i

  • synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
  • technologies — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
  • technologist — a person who specializes in technology.
  • telaesthesia — telesthesia.
  • teleshopping — electronic shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.
  • thalassaemia — a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin
  • thalassaemic — a person who has the blood disorder thalassaemia
  • the antilles — a group of islands in the Caribbean
  • the bastille — a state prison in Paris that was stormed and destroyed (1789) in the French Revolution: its destruction is commemorated on Bastille Day, July 14
  • the classics — a body of literature regarded as great or lasting, esp that of ancient Greece or Rome
  • the disabled — those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped
  • the flickers — the cinema
  • the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
  • 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 olympics — the Olympic Games
  • the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
  • the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
  • the sniffles — a cold in the head
  • the solimões — the Brazilian name for the Amazon from the Peruvian border to the Rio Negro
  • the whirlies — illness induced by excessive use of alcohol or drugs
  • themistocles — 527?–460? b.c, Athenian statesman.
  • therein lies — When you say therein lies a situation or problem, you mean that an existing situation has caused that situation or problem.
  • thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
  • thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
  • thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
  • thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
  • thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
  • thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
  • thistle tube — a glass funnel consisting of a long narrow tube with a thistle-shaped head.
  • to the gills — the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
  • tooth chisel — a stonecutter's chisel having a toothed edge.
  • transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
  • triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
  • tricephalous — with three heads
  • unhesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
  • unhospitable — not hospitable
  • unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
  • unperishable — imperishable
  • unpolishable — incapable of being made smooth or shiny
  • unpunishable — not able to be punished
  • unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size
  • villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
  • walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
  • washing line — cord for hanging laundry to dry
  • 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.
  • webi shebeli — Webi [wey-bi] /ˈweɪ bɪ/ (Show IPA), Webi Shebeli.
  • weightlessly — Whilst weightless; without weight.
  • well-wishing — a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc.
  • welsh rabbit — a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
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