12-letter words containing h, i, t, o, u
- technojunkie — a person addicted to or obsessed by new technology
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
- the mountain — an extremist faction during the French Revolution led by Danton and Robespierre
- theodosius i — ("the Great") a.d. 346?–395, Roman emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 379–395.
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- thirdborough — an under constable of a township
- through with — having finished with (esp when dissatisfied with)
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- thutmose iii — flourished c1475 b.c, Egyptian ruler: conqueror of the Middle East.
- touch-typing — the act of typing without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
- touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- tough cookie — If you say that someone is a tough cookie, you mean that they have a strong and determined character.
- tough it out — strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- tough-minded — characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.
- tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichotomous — division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
- tropophilous — adapted to a climate characterized by marked environmental changes.
- ufo sighting — the sighting of a UFO
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- uncoquettish — not flirtatious
- unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- uniform with — having the same form, appearance, etc. as
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
- unmethodized — not organized systematically, according to a method
- unprohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- unrhetorical — not rhetorical; literal; plainspoken
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- urolithiasis — a diseased condition marked by the formation of stones in the urinary tract.
- virtuosoship — the condition of being a virtuoso; the activities of a virtuoso
- viscountship — the position of being a viscount
- washfountain — a large, usually circular wash basin, as in an industrial plant, in which a spray of water activated by foot pedal allows several workers to wash simultaneously.
- westinghouse — George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.
- white liquor — (in making wood pulp for paper) the chemicals used to digest the wood, basically sodium hydroxide and sodium hyposulfite.
- white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
- wide-mouthed — having a wide mouth
- willow south — a city in S Alaska, about 113 km (70 miles) northwest of Anchorage: chosen as the site of the projected new state capital in 1976
- wilton house — a mansion in Wilton in Wiltshire: built for the 1st Earl of Pembroke in the 16th century; rebuilt after a fire in 1647 by Inigo Jones and John Webb; altered in the 19th century by James Wyatt; landscaped grounds include a famous Palladian bridge
- without fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- withoutdoors — out of doors.
- wrought iron — a form of iron, almost entirely free of carbon and having a fibrous structure including a uniformly distributed slag content, that is readily forged and welded.