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15-letter words containing l, i, t, h

  • the paleolithic — the Paleolithic period, subdivided into the Lower (to c. 150,000 b.c.), Middle (to c. 38,000 b.c.), and Upper stages; Old Stone Age
  • the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
  • the pleistocene — the Pleistocene epoch or rock series
  • the public weal — the public good; the good of society
  • the riot police — the section of the police force that is trained to deal with people who cause trouble in public places
  • the saint leger — an annual horse race run at Doncaster since 1776: one of the classics of the flat-racing season
  • the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
  • the ultimate in — The ultimate in something is the best or most advanced example of it.
  • the wherewithal — necessary funds, resources, or equipment (for something or to do something)
  • theatrical film — a film made for exhibition in theaters, as distinguished from one made for television.
  • therapeutically — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • thermal barrier — the high temperatures produced by the friction between a supersonic object and the earth's atmosphere that limit the speed of an airplane or rocket.
  • thermal imaging — Thermal imaging is the use of special equipment that can detect the heat produced by people or things and use it to produce images of them.
  • thermal printer — a printer that produces output by selectively heating a heat-sensitive paper (thermal paper) in patterns corresponding to the characters to be produced.
  • thimble-rigging — a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies.
  • thing-in-itself — reality as it is apart from experience; what remains to be postulated after space, time, and all the categories of the understanding are assigned to consciousness. Compare noumenon (def 3).
  • think little of — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
  • thioallyl ether — allyl sulfide.
  • thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
  • third ventricle — one of the four cavities of the brain, lying on the midline between the cerebral hemispheres
  • thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
  • thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
  • three-line whip — A three-line whip is a situation where the MPs in a political party are ordered to attend parliament and vote in a particular way on a particular issue.
  • threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
  • thromboembolism — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
  • thursday island — an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
  • thymidylic acid — a nucleotide consisting of thymine, deoxyribose, and a phosphate group. It is a constituent of DNA
  • thyrocalcitonin — calcitonin
  • tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
  • tiglath-pileser — died 727 b.c, king of Assyria 745–727.
  • tilsit (cheese) — a semihard, mild to sharp cheese with many small holes, made from cow's milk
  • time and a half — a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and one half times the regular hourly wage.
  • to fit the bill — If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose.
  • top-of-the-line — being the best and usually the most expensive of its kind: The company previewed its top-of-the-line carpeting.
  • track athletics — sporting activities, such as relay running or sprinting, which take place on a running track
  • training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
  • training wheels — a pair of small wheels attached one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle for stability while one is learning to ride.
  • trans-himalayan — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
  • transhistorical — occurring throughout all human history
  • tribromoethanol — a white, crystalline powder, C 2 H 3 Br 3 O, used as a basal anesthetic.
  • trichloroacetic — as in trichloroacetic acid
  • trichloroethane — a volatile nonflammable colourless liquid with low toxicity used for cleaning electrical apparatus and as a solvent; 1,2,3-trichloroethane. Formula: CH3CCl3
  • trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
  • trickle charger — a small mains-operated battery charger, esp one that delivers less than 5 amperes and is used by car owners
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
  • twitching trail — a logging road sufficiently developed to allow the hauling of logs along it by horse or tractor.
  • two-thirds rule — a former rule in the Democratic Party, effective 1832–1936, requiring a vote of at least two thirds of its national convention delegates to nominate a presidential and vice-presidential candidate.
  • typographically — of or relating to typography.
  • tyrwhitt-wilson — Gerald Hugh, 14th Baron Berners [bur-nerz] /ˈbɜr nərz/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, English composer, painter, and author.
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