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12-letter words containing n, i, g, h, t

  • thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
  • thinking cap — a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.
  • thinkingness — the quality of being thoughtful or capable of rational or intellectual thought
  • third finger — the finger next to the little finger; ring finger.
  • third gender — a gender classification in societies that recognize a gender other than male or female.
  • thrivingness — the state or condition of thriving, flourishing, prospering or growing
  • through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
  • tightfitting — (of a garment) fitting closely to the contours of the body: tightfitting pants.
  • time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
  • time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
  • timing chain — a chain for driving the camshaft of an internal-combustion engine from the crankshaft.
  • to think big — If you think big, you make plans on a large scale, often using a lot of time, effort, or money.
  • topstitching — decorative stitching, usually near and parallel to a seam, sewn so as to be visible on the right side of a garment, shoe, belt, etc.
  • torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
  • touch-typing — the act of typing without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
  • tough-minded — characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.
  • tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
  • tramping hut — a hut in the bush for the use of trampers
  • trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
  • tub-thumping — to promote something or express opinions vociferously.
  • twenty-eight — a cardinal number, 20 plus 8.
  • ufo sighting — the sighting of a UFO
  • unaffrighted — to frighten.
  • undelightful — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
  • unfrightened — not frightened
  • unhesitating — without hesitation; not delayed by uncertainty: an unhesitating decision.
  • uninhibiting — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
  • unrightfully — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
  • urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
  • virgin birth — Theology. the doctrine or dogma that, by the miraculous agency of God, the birth of Christ did not impair or prejudice the virginity of Mary. Compare Immaculate Conception.
  • voting booth — polling kiosk
  • warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
  • washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
  • watchdogging — a dog kept to guard property.
  • wearing thin — If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone.
  • weight-train — to use weights to improve muscle performance
  • weightedness — The condition of being weighted.
  • westinghouse — George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.
  • whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
  • whereagainst — against which
  • whipping top — a spinning top that is set going by striking it with a toy whip so that the lash curls around it before pulling it away quickly
  • white ensign — the British naval ensign, consisting of the red cross of St. George on a white field, with the British union occupying the upper quarter along the hoist.
  • white finger — a condition of a finger that results in a white appearance caused by a spasm of the blood vessels. It occurs with Raynaud's disease and with the long-term use of percussion tools
  • white ginger — a tall plant, Hedychium coronarium, of the ginger family, native to tropical Asia, having long, broad leaves and showy, fragrant white flowers.
  • white knight — a hero who comes to the rescue.
  • white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
  • whitewashing — Present participle of whitewash.
  • wigtownshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
  • winter hedge — a clothes horse
  • winterweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the winter; relatively heavy
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