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12-letter words containing i, r, s, h, t, e

  • the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
  • the thirties — the years numbered 30–39 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
  • the triassic — the Triassic period or rock system
  • the whirlies — illness induced by excessive use of alcohol or drugs
  • the-persians — a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
  • the-pioneers — a historical novel (1823) by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
  • theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
  • therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
  • therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
  • 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.
  • thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
  • thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
  • thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • 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
  • third estate — the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England. Compare estate (def 5).
  • 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.
  • third sector — the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.
  • third stream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
  • thirty-seven — a cardinal number, 30 plus 7.
  • thitherwards — in that direction
  • three rivers — a city in S Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence.
  • three-suiter — a man's suitcase or garment bag of a size to hold three suits.
  • thrivingness — the state or condition of thriving, flourishing, prospering or growing
  • thunderstick — bull-roarer.
  • time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
  • time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
  • torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
  • tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
  • transit shed — a building located on or near a pier (piershed) or wharf (wharf shed) used for short-term storage of cargo in transit.
  • transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
  • triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
  • tricephalous — with three heads
  • trickishness — the quality of being crafty
  • triphosphate — a salt derived from triphosphoric acid.
  • tsesarevitch — (in Russian history) the eldest son of a tsar or his heir apparent
  • unchristened — not christened
  • undershirted — wearing an undershirt
  • unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
  • unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
  • variety show — vaudeville performance
  • varnish tree — any of various trees yielding sap or other substances used for varnish, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan.
  • vine harvest — the gathering of the grapes from grapevines
  • von stroheim — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
  • water shield — Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
  • waterishness — the state of being waterish
  • watermanship — the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
  • weather ship — a ship equipped for meteorological observation.
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