12-letter words containing h, e, a, s, t
- the classics — a body of literature regarded as great or lasting, esp that of ancient Greece or Rome
- the deceased — the dead person or persons
- the dingbats — delirium tremens
- the disabled — those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped
- the distance — the most distant or a faraway part of the visible scene or landscape
- the dustheap — obscurity or oblivion
- the east end — a densely populated part of E London containing former industrial and dock areas, now extensively redeveloped for offices
- the fair sex — women collectively
- the far east — the countries of E Asia, usually including China, Japan, North and South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines: sometimes extended to include all territories east of Afghanistan
- the far west — the area of the United States west of the Great Plains
- the greatest — an exceptional person
- the herdsman — the constellation Boötes
- the hot seat — If you are in the hot seat, you are responsible for making important and difficult decisions.
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- 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 nearside — the side of a vehicle normally nearer the kerb (in Britain, the left side)
- the old days — the past
- the pandects — a digest of Roman civil law in fifty books, compiled for the emperor Justinian in the 6th cent. a.d.; the Digest
- the passions — feeling, as opposed to reason
- the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
- the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
- the saltsjön — an inlet of the Baltic Sea in Sweden
- the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- the triassic — the Triassic period or rock system
- the-persians — a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- the-sea-gull — a play (1896) by Anton Chekhov.
- the-stranger — French L'Étranger. a novel (1942) by Albert Camus.
- theologaster — a person who pretends to be a theologian; a shallow or quack theologian
- theophrastus — 372?–287 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
- 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.
- thermostatic — 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.
- thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- thioarsenate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenic acids
- thioarsenite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenious acids
- thiosinamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, bitter-tasting powder, C 4 H 8 N 2 S, occurring in mustard oil: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- third estate — the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England. Compare estate (def 5).
- 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.