12-letter words containing k, t, h
- throckmorton — Francis. 1554–84, English conspirator, who with French and Spanish support plotted (1583) to depose Elizabeth I in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots: executed
- thumb-sucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- ticket booth — kiosk: sells tickets
- 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.
- tip the wink — to give a hint
- to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
- to the skies — extremely highly
- 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 mark — 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.
- tooth socket — a bony hollow into which a tooth fits
- touch-tackle — touch football.
- tough cookie — If you say that someone is a tough cookie, you mean that they have a strong and determined character.
- trash talker — to use disparaging or boastful language.
- trench knife — a short knife for stabbing, sometimes equipped with brass knuckles as a guard, used in modern warfare in hand-to-hand combat.
- trickishness — the quality of being crafty
- tschaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
- turkey shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
- turkey-shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
- turkish bath — a bath in which the bather, after copious perspiration in a steam room, showers and has a rubdown.
- tussock moth — any of several moths of the family Lymantriidae, the larvae of which have characteristic tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of various deciduous trees.
- unthankfully — in an unthankful manner; not thankfully; ungratefully
- up the creek — U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river.
- velvet shank — a bright yellow edible basidiomycetous fungus, Flammulina velutipes, common on trunks, stumps, or branches of broad-leaved trees in winter
- 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.
- watch pocket — a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Compare fob1 (def 1).
- weak-hearted — without courage or fortitude; fainthearted.
- weather deck — (on a ship) the uppermost continuous deck exposed to the weather.
- weathercocks — Plural form of weathercock.
- what a lark! — how amusing!
- white alkali — Agriculture. a whitish layer of mineral salts, especially sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, and magnesium sulfate, often occurring on top of soils where rainfall is low.
- white knight — a hero who comes to the rescue.
- white market — (in a system of rationing) the buying and selling of unused ration coupons at a fluctuating legal price based on the supply of and demand for the rationed commodity.
- witch's mark — devil's mark.
- work through — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- youth worker — A youth worker is a person whose job involves providing support and social activities for young people, especially young people from poor backgrounds.