12-letter words containing h, u, g
- thoroughwort — boneset.
- thought-read — to read someone's mind or psychically know what someone's thoughts are
- through bass — figured bass.
- 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
- through-sung — sung throughout, with no spoken dialogue
- thrust stage — a stage that extends beyond the proscenium arch and is usually surrounded on three sides by seats.
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- tooth fungus — any of various mushrooms of the family Hydnaceae (and, in some classifications, allied families), having on the underside of the cap numerous conical spines rather than gills or pores.
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch ground — (of a ship) to strike the sea bed
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.
- touch-typing — the act of typing without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
- 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.
- tramping hut — a hut in the bush for the use of trampers
- tub-thumping — to promote something or express opinions vociferously.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- ufo sighting — the sighting of a UFO
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unchallenged — a euphemism for disabled (usually preceded by an adverb): physically challenged.
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- unchangingly — without changing; in an unchanging manner
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- undelightful — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- unfrightened — not frightened
- unhesitating — without hesitation; not delayed by uncertainty: an unhesitating decision.
- uninhibiting — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- unnourishing — not providing nourishment
- unrefreshing — not refreshing, rejuvenating, or invigorating
- unrightfully — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
- unthought-of — simple past tense and past participle of unthink.
- unthoughtful — showing consideration for others; considerate.
- upright bass — double bass
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- walk through — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- well-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- westinghouse — George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.
- wherethrough — through which; because of
- white plague — tuberculosis, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
- 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.