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

  • stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
  • sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
  • synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
  • talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • technicality — technical character.
  • technicalize — to make technical
  • technicolour — brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable
  • technologies — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
  • technologist — a person who specializes in technology.
  • technologize — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
  • teleshopping — electronic shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.
  • telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
  • tenochtitlan — the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
  • thank kindly — to thank heartily
  • the alliance — the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party acting or regarded as a political entity from 1981 to 1988
  • the antilles — a group of islands in the Caribbean
  • the evil one — the devil; Satan
  • the galilean — an epithet of Jesus Christ
  • the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
  • the mainland — a particular landmass as viewed from a nearby island with which it has close links, such as Great Britain as viewed from Northern Ireland or continental Australia as viewed from Tasmania
  • the midlands — the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries
  • the pliocene — the Pliocene epoch or rock series
  • the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
  • the sniffles — a cold in the head
  • theophylline — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 7 H 8 N 4 O 2 , an isomer of theobromine, extracted from tea leaves or produced synthetically: used to relieve bronchial spasms, in the treatment of certain heart conditions, and as a diuretic.
  • therein lies — When you say therein lies a situation or problem, you mean that an existing situation has caused that situation or problem.
  • thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
  • thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
  • thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
  • thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
  • thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
  • thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
  • thick client — a computer having its own hard drive, as opposed to one on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
  • thirteenthly — in the thirteenth place
  • through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
  • toe the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
  • transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
  • trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
  • trimethylene — cyclopropane.
  • triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
  • trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
  • unalphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
  • uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
  • uncharitably — in an unkind or ungenerous manner
  • undelightful — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
  • unethicality — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
  • unhesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
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