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11-letter words containing n, o, t, a, h

  • sonofabitch — an abusive term of address or of description
  • soothsaying — the practice or art of foretelling events.
  • south sudan — a landlocked republic in NE Africa, in the Sahel region; formerly part of Sudan: became independent after a referendum in 2011, following a long civil war. Languages: English, Arabic. Religions: Christian, animist. Currency: South Sudanese Pound. Capital: Juba. Pop: 11 090 104 (2013 est). Area: 644 329 sq km (248 777 sq miles)
  • southampton — Henry Wriothesley [rahy-uh ths-lee] /ˈraɪ əθs li/ (Show IPA), 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
  • southlander — a person from the south
  • sponge bath — a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet sponge or washcloth dipped in water, without getting into a tub of water.
  • stag's horn — the antlers of a stag used as a material for carved implements
  • standoffish — somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly.
  • stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
  • stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
  • stenohaline — (of an aquatic organism) unable to withstand wide variation in salinity of the surrounding water.
  • stephanotis — any vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers and leathery leaves.
  • stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
  • stone china — hard earthenware containing china stone.
  • stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
  • sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • syngnathous — (of fish) having a tubular snout, e.g. pipefish, seahorse
  • 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.
  • taphonomist — a specialist in taphonomy
  • tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
  • tautophonic — having or repeating the same sound
  • technocracy — a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
  • technomania — an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
  • technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
  • tenorrhaphy — suture of a tendon.
  • teotihuacan — the ruins of an ancient Mesoamerican city in central Mexico, near Mexico City, that flourished a.d. c200–c750 and is the site of the pyramids of the Sun and Moon and of many temples, palaces, and dwellings.
  • tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
  • tetrahedron — Geometry. a solid contained by four plane faces; a triangular pyramid.
  • thanatology — the study of death and its surrounding circumstances, as in forensic medicine.
  • thanatopsis — a view or contemplation of death.
  • thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
  • the argonne — a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars
  • 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)
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • the nations — the non-Jewish nations; Gentiles
  • the wagoner — Auriga
  • the-seasons — an oratorio (1801) by Franz Joseph Haydn.
  • theogonical — of or relating to theogony
  • theophanous — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
  • thermonasty — a nastic movement in response to a temperature change, as occurs in the opening of certain flowers
  • thingamabob — thingamajig.
  • thingumabob — thingamajig.
  • think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
  • thiocyanate — a salt or ester of thiocyanic acid, as sodium thiocyanate, NaSCN.
  • thohoyandou — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa in the NE part: granted independence in 1979 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2510 sq. mi. (6500 sq. km). Capital: Thohoyandou.
  • thoreauvian — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
  • 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.
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