11-letter words containing m, a, h
- tamper with — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- taphonomist — a specialist in taphonomy
- technomania — an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- tetradrachm — an ancient coin with a value of four drachmas
- tetrahymena — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Tetrahymena, a relative of the paramecium: often used in genetics research.
- tetratheism — the belief that the Christian God is four persons
- thalassemia — a hereditary form of anemia, occurring chiefly in people of Mediterranean origin, marked by the abnormal synthesis of hemoglobin and a consequent shortened life span of red blood cells.
- 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.
- thatch palm — any of several fan palms, especially of the genera Sabal, Thrinax, or Coccothrinax, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
- thatcherism — the conservative policies, political philosophy, and leadership style of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, characterized especially by monetarism, privatization, and labor union reform.
- thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
- thaumaturge — a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
- thaumaturgy — the working of wonders or miracles; magic.
- the academy — the public park near Athens where Plato taught and founded a school for the study of philosophy
- the bahamas — a group of over 700 coral islands (about 20 of which are inhabited) in the Caribbean: a British colony from 1783 until 1964; an independent nation within the Commonwealth from 1973. Language: English. Currency: Bahamian dollar. Capital: Nassau. Pop: 319 031 (2013 est). Area: 13 939 sq km (5381 sq miles)
- the marches — borderlands between England & Scotland and between England & Wales
- the midrash — these commentaries and notes collectively
- the new man — a type of modern man who allows the caring side of his nature to show by being supportive and by sharing child care and housework
- the permian — the Permian period or rock system
- the same as — If something is happening the same as something else, the two things are happening in a way that is similar or exactly the same.
- the slammer — prison
- the vat man — an informal way of referring to HM Revenue & Customs
- theatricism — theatricalism.
- theomachist — a person who battles against the gods or resists the will of the gods
- thermically — in a thermic manner
- thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
- thermograph — a thermometer that records the temperatures it measures.
- thermonasty — a nastic movement in response to a temperature change, as occurs in the opening of certain flowers
- 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.
- thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- thigmotaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from any object that provides a mechanical stimulus.
- thingamabob — thingamajig.
- thingamajig — a gadget or other thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name.
- thingumabob — thingamajig.
- thirdstream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
- thoracotomy — incision into the chest cavity.
- thread mark — a thin threading in paper currency to make counterfeiting difficult.
- threadmaker — a person who makes or twists fibres into thread
- thromboxane — a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.
- thumb glass — a drinking glass having external indentations to allow it to be firmly grasped.
- thumb piano — any of various African boxlike musical instruments, such as the kalimba or mbira, having tuned strips of metal or wood that vibrate when played with the thumbs.
- tilt hammer — a drop hammer used in forging, consisting of a heavy head at one end of a pivoted lever.
- titanomachy — the unsuccessful revolt of the family of the Titan Iapetus against Zeus
- tomographic — relating to tomography
- tracheotomy — the operation of cutting into the trachea.
- train smash — a disaster or serious setback (esp in the phrase it's not a train smash)
- transhumant — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
- transmanche — describing the region between Kent and Nord Pas de Calais