11-letter words containing l, o, t, a, h
- tailhopping — the act of hopping to lift the tails of the skis off the ground while flexing the knees into a crouching position
- talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
- taurocholic — of or derived from taurocholic acid.
- tax holiday — a period of time during which the government reduces or suspends the collection of a tax, as payroll, property, or sales tax: The state legislature declared a hurricane preparedness tax holiday for items like flashlights and battery-powered radios.
- thalidomide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 , formerly used as a sedative: if taken during pregnancy, it may cause severe abnormalities in the limbs of the fetus.
- thallophyte — any of the Thallophyta, a plant division in some older classification schemes, comprising algae, fungi, and lichens.
- thanatology — the study of death and its surrounding circumstances, as in forensic medicine.
- the capitol — the main building of the US Congress
- the gallows — execution by hanging
- the gorbals — a district of Glasgow, formerly known for its slums
- the lebanon — a republic in W Asia, on the Mediterranean: an important centre of the Phoenician civilization in the third millennium bc; part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until 1919; gained independence in 1941 (effective by 1945). Official language: Arabic; French and English are also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim and Christian. Currency: Lebanese pound. Capital: Beirut. Pop: 4 131 583 (2013 est). Area: 10 400 sq km (4015 sq miles)
- theogonical — of or relating to theogony
- theological — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
- theoretical — given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.
- theriolatry — the worship of theriomorphic deities or deities that are a combination of human and animal forms
- thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
- think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
- thiosulfate — a salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.
- thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
- thorn apple — any poisonous plant belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, the species of which bear capsules covered with prickly spines, especially the jimson weed, D. stramonium.
- thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
- thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.
- throatlatch — a strap that passes under a horse's throat and helps to hold a bridle or halter in place.
- to the last — If you say that something goes on happening to the last, you mean that it happens throughout the whole of a book, film, or event.
- toll charge — traffic fee payable on a road
- tongue-lash — to reprimand severely; scold
- total depth — Total depth is the downward length of a well, measured by the length of pipe which is needed to reach the bottom.
- touch plate — a pewter plate belonging to a guild of pewterers and bearing samples of the touchmarks of all pewterers belonging to the guild.
- travel shot — a camera shot taken from a mobile platform, dolly, or the like, that keeps within range of a moving subject.
- trial horse — an opponent who performs against a superior foe in a workout or exhibition.
- trophically — of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- trophoblast — the layer of extraembryonic ectoderm that chiefly nourishes the embryo or develops into fetal membranes with nutritive functions.
- trophoplasm — the cytoplasm that is involved in the nutritive processes of a cell
- ultrasmooth — extremely smooth
- unalachtigo — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- untouchable — that may not be touched; of a nature such that it cannot be touched; not palpable; intangible.
- waistcloths — Plural form of waistcloth.
- walkthrough — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walthamstow — a former borough, now part of Waltham Forest, in SE England.
- wheat flour — powdered cereal grain
- whirlabouts — Plural form of whirlabout.
- white volta — a river in W Africa, in Ghana: a branch of the Volta River. About 550 miles (885 km) long. Compare Volta (def 2).
- whole-wheat — prepared with the complete wheat kernel.
- xanthophyll — lutein (def 1).
- xiphocostal — Pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs.
- yellow hats — the sect of Tibetan Buddhist monks established after religious reforms in the 14th century.
- zanthoxylum — any rutaceous shrub or tree of the genus Zanthoxylum, of temperate and subtropical E Asia and North America: includes the prickly ash and the West Indian yellowwood (or satinwood)