12-letter words containing i, n, t, h
- theatromania — an abnormal fondness or mania for the theatre
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- theophylline — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 7 H 8 N 4 O 2 , an isomer of theobromine, extracted from tea leaves or produced synthetically: used to relieve bronchial spasms, in the treatment of certain heart conditions, and as a diuretic.
- theoretician — a person who deals with or is expert in the theoretical side of a subject: a military theoretician.
- theorization — to form a theory or theories.
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- therein lies — When you say therein lies a situation or problem, you mean that an existing situation has caused that situation or problem.
- thereinafter — afterward in that document.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
- thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- thick client — a computer having its own hard drive, as opposed to one on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
- thin-skinned — having a thin skin.
- thinking cap — a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.
- thinkingness — the quality of being thoughtful or capable of rational or intellectual thought
- thioarsenate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenic acids
- thioarsenite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenious acids
- thionic acid — any of the five acids of sulfur of the type H 2 S n O 6 , where n is from two to six.
- thioridazine — a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.
- thiosinamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, bitter-tasting powder, C 4 H 8 N 2 S, occurring in mustard oil: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- thioxanthene — any of a class of antipsychotics, as thiothixene, used to relieve symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders.
- third finger — the finger next to the little finger; ring finger.
- third gender — a gender classification in societies that recognize a gender other than male or female.
- third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
- thirteenthly — in the thirteenth place
- thirty-ninth — next after the thirty-eighth; being the ordinal number for 39.
- thirty-seven — a cardinal number, 30 plus 7.
- thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- thrivingness — the state or condition of thriving, flourishing, prospering or growing
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- tie the knot — an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
- tightfitting — (of a garment) fitting closely to the contours of the body: tightfitting pants.
- time machine — a theoretical apparatus that would convey one to the past or future.
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-honored — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- timing chain — a chain for driving the camshaft of an internal-combustion engine from the crankshaft.
- tip the wink — to give a hint
- to the nines — to perfection
- to the point — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- to think big — If you think big, you make plans on a large scale, often using a lot of time, effort, or money.
- toe the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- tone in with — to harmonize with
- topstitching — decorative stitching, usually near and parallel to a seam, sewn so as to be visible on the right side of a garment, shoe, belt, etc.