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12-letter words containing h, y, a

  • tachyphrasia — a communication disorder involving rapid, unintelligible speech
  • tammany hall — a Democratic political organization in New York City, founded in 1789 as a fraternal benevolent society (Tammany Society) and associated especially in the late 1800s and early 1900s with corruption and abuse of power.
  • teachability — capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
  • technicality — technical character.
  • technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
  • tetrachotomy — the segmentation of something into four parts
  • tetrahydrate — a hydrate that contains four molecules of water, as potassium sodium tartrate, KNaC 4 H 4 O 6 ·4H 2 O.
  • tetrahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing four hydroxyl groups.
  • thank kindly — to thank heartily
  • thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
  • thaumatology — the study or description of miracles.
  • the almighty — God
  • the kootenay — a lake in British Columbia: fed chiefly by the Kootenay; drains into the Columbia River
  • the military — the armed services (esp the army)
  • the nativity — the birth of Jesus
  • the old days — the past
  • the red army — the Soviet army
  • the tertiary — the Tertiary period or rock system, divided into Palaeocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene epochs or series
  • the varletry — rabble; mob
  • the year dot — The year dot is used to mean a very long time ago.
  • theatrically — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
  • thematically — of or relating to a theme.
  • theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
  • thermography — a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
  • theta rhythm — a pattern of brain waves having a regular frequency of 4 to 7 cycles per second as recorded by an electroencephalograph, observed during various states of light sleep or arousal.
  • thioaldehyde — any of a class of compounds formed by the action of hydrogen sulfide on aldehydes, and regarded as aldehydes with the oxygen replaced by sulfur.
  • thomas hardy — Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.
  • thomas talys — Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
  • thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
  • thoracically — by way of the thorax; in the thorax
  • thoracostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
  • 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.
  • to hold sway — If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
  • to play host — If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit.
  • touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
  • toynbee hall — a residential settlement in East London, named after Arnold Toynbee (1852–83), a British economist and social reformer
  • tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
  • tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
  • tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
  • trachybasalt — a fine-grained volcanic rock containing sanidine and calcic plagioclase.
  • trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
  • triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
  • tschaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
  • typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
  • typographist — a person skilled in the art of typography
  • tyrolean hat — a man's soft felt hat with a somewhat conical crown that is flat and creased at the top, a narrow brim partially turned up, and, usually, a feather for decoration
  • unchangingly — without changing; in an unchanging manner
  • uncharitably — in an unkind or ungenerous manner
  • unethicality — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
  • unhandsomely — unattractively
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