16-letter words containing h, e, s, t, i
- the union school — a historic building located at 516-518 Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Built in 1773, the Union School was one of the earliest public schools in Pennsylvania, and the first that did not discriminate based on social position or religious preference
- the war-disabled — those people who have been disabled by war
- the weakest link — the person who is making the least contribution to the collective achievement of a group
- the welsh office — (formerly) a department of the British government with responsibility for Welsh policies. It was replaced by the Wales office in 1999.
- the-constitution — an American 44-gun frigate, famous for its exploits in the War of 1812 and popularly called “Old Ironsides.”.
- the-little-foxes — a play (1939) by Lillian Hellman.
- theatre-francais — Comédie Française.
- thermal analysis — any analysis of materials in which properties relating to heat, such as freezing and boiling temperatures, the heat of fusion, the heat of vaporization, etc., are measured.
- thermoanesthesia — thermanesthesia.
- thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thesis statement — a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence.
- thick as thieves — very close friends
- thieves' kitchen — a thieves' hideout
- thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
- this-worldliness — concern or preoccupation with worldly things and values.
- thought disorder — disorganized speech, as flight of ideas or loosening of associations, thought to reflect disorganized thinking and occurring as a symptom of some types of mental illness, as manic disorder or schizophrenia.
- three-piece suit — men's formal outfit
- thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
- thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- tibetan buddhism — the form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed and is practiced primarily in Tibet and some nearby nations: its spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama
- to bite the dust — If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
- to coin a phrase — You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.
- to dish the dirt — If someone dishes the dirt on you, they say bad things about you, without worrying if they are true or not, or if they will damage your reputation.
- to lose sight of — If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things.
- to miss the boat — If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
- to pass the time — If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it.
- to see the light — If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or change their attitude or way of behaving to a better one.
- tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
- topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
- torrijos herrera — Omar [aw-mahr] /ɔˈmɑr/ (Show IPA), 1929–81, Panamanian military and political leader: chief of state 1972–78.
- transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
- tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
- turkish crescent — crescent (def 6).
- two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
- two-tailed pasha — a distinctive vanessid butterfly of S Europe, Charaxes jasius, having mottled brown wings with a yellow-orange margin and frilled hind edges
- uncharacteristic — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
- undernourishment — If someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.
- vestibule school — a school in an industrial establishment where new employees are given specific training in the jobs they are to perform.
- visiting teacher — a teacher in a public school system, assigned to give home instruction to sick or disabled pupils.
- ward christensen — (person) The inventor of XMODEM and of the BBS. Ward did physics in college and programmed mainframes for IBM. Ward and friend Randy Suess set up their BBS on first on 1978-02-16 in Chicago. It ran on an S-100 computer with 64k RAM and two single-sided 8" 250kB diskettes.
- washing-up water — water used for washing dishes
- washington state — the state of Washington, especially as distinguished from Washington, D.C.
- watch this space — Journalists write 'Watch this space' in order to indicate in an informal way that they will be giving more information about something in the future.
- weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
- weatherstripping — A piece of weatherstrip material.
- well-established — permanently founded; settled; firmly set: a well-established business; a well-established habit.
- western sandwich — a sandwich with a western omelet for a filling.
- when it comes to — with regard to
- white as a sheet — pale: from shock, fright, etc.