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11-letter words containing l, i, t, h, c

  • pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
  • pitch plane — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
  • pitch-black — extremely black or dark as pitch: a pitch-black night.
  • pitchblende — a massive variety of uraninite, occurring in black pitchlike masses: a major ore of uranium and radium.
  • plutarchian — of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.
  • polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
  • polytrophic — (of certain bacteria) deriving nourishment from many organic substances.
  • pre-ethical — not governed by ethics, or not having an ethical or moral aspect
  • prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
  • prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
  • protolithic — noting or pertaining to stone implements selected according to suitability of the form to a particular purpose without definite shaping on the part of the user.
  • protophilic — having or involving an affinity for hydrogen ions (protons)
  • psilophytic — (of a plant) that grows well in the dry savannah
  • pulchritude — physical beauty; comeliness.
  • right-click — to depress the right-hand mouse button, as to display a menu.
  • roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
  • sales pitch — promotional talk
  • schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
  • school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
  • school trip — educational outing
  • schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
  • scotophilic — living and flourishing in darkness.
  • searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
  • slip stitch — a sewing stitch for securing hems, etc, in which only two or three threads of the material are caught up by the needle each time, so that the stitches are nearly invisible from the right side
  • slip-stitch — a loose stitch taken between two layers of fabric, as on a facing or hem, so as to be invisible on the right side or outside surface, used in stoating.
  • slit trench — a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs.
  • slow-twitch — of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively slowly and is resistant to fatigue (distinguished from fast-twitch).
  • snatchingly — in a snatching manner
  • snitch line — a direct telephone or other communications link set up to allow people to report neighbours, colleagues, etc suspected of wrongdoing
  • sophistical — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
  • spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
  • stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
  • switch plug — a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • synthetical — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
  • tachina fly — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Tachinidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars, beetles, and other insects.
  • taurocholic — of or derived from taurocholic acid.
  • technically — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
  • technicolor — (often lowercase) flamboyant or lurid, as in color, meaning, or detail.
  • technologic — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • technophile — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
  • technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
  • telearchics — the remote control of electronic devices
  • telegraphic — of or relating to the telegraph.
  • telesthetic — sensation or perception received at a distance without the normal operation of the recognized sense organs.
  • the capitol — the main building of the US Congress
  • the council — the local governing authority of a town, county, etc
  • theatricals — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
  • theogonical — of or relating to theogony
  • theological — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
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