16-letter words containing h, u, a, s, t, e
- the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
- the south island — the largest island of New Zealand, separated from the North Island by the Cook Strait. Pop: 1 048 200 (2013 est). Area: 153 947 sq km (59 439 sq miles)
- the subsidiariat — a collective term for the news sources that would not survive without being subsidized directly (by a government, etc), or indirectly (through sharing a parent company with another more profitable revenue source)
- the supernatural — supernatural forces, occurrences, and beings collectively or their realm
- the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
- thermal neutrons — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
- 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 pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
- true-heartedness — the quality of being true-hearted
- tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
- two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- 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.
- upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- washing-up water — water used for washing dishes