12-letter words containing l, e, a, t, h, r
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- star thistle — any of several naturalized Eurasian plants of the genus Centaurea, especially C. calcitrapa, having purplish, spiny flower heads.
- stenothermal — (of animals or plants) able to exist only within a narrow range of temperature
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
- swash letter — an ornamental italic capital letter having a flourish extending beyond the body of the type.
- tablet chair — a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface.
- tactile hair — any highly sensitive hair of an animal, as the whiskers of a cat or hairs on a hedgehog's snout.
- tail feather — one of the feathers making up a bird's tail
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- terephthalic — relating to, designating, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
- the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
- the far left — the more extreme supporters or advocates of social, political, or economic change, reform, or revolution designed to promote the greater freedom, power, welfare, or comfort of the common people
- the kalahari — an extensive arid plateau of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. Area: 260 000 sq km (100 000 sq miles)
- the military — the armed services (esp the army)
- the old dart — England
- the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
- the red flag — a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- the varletry — rabble; mob
- the-bell-jar — a novel (1963) by Sylvia Plath.
- theatrically — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theocratical — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- theologaster — a person who pretends to be a theologian; a shallow or quack theologian
- 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
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
- thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
- thrash metal — a type of very fast, very loud rock music that combines elements of heavy metal and punk rock
- three-valued — of or relating to propositions having a value other than truth or falsity.
- throttleable — capable of having the thrust varied.
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- tollgatherer — a person who collects tolls, taxes, or other imposts.
- torchon lace — a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
- trade school — a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
- trash talker — to use disparaging or boastful language.
- travel light — If you travel light, you travel without taking much luggage.