11-letter words containing p, e, t, s, h
- the-steppes — an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
- theophagous — relating to theophagy or the practice of symbolically consuming the body of God or a god
- theophanous — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- theophobist — a person who fears or despises God or religion
- theopneusty — divine inspiration; the influence of God's spirit enabling humans to receive a divine truth
- theosophist — any of various forms of philosophical or religious thought based on a mystical insight into the divine nature.
- theosophize — to practise theosophy or to think theosophically
- thermoscope — a device that indicates a change in temperature, esp one that does not measure the actual temperature
- thesis play — a play that develops or defends a particular thesis.
- third space — the coffee shop considered as an alternative to a bar or restaurant as a place to socialize outside the home
- three-phase — of or relating to a circuit, system, or device that is energized by three electromotive forces that differ in phase by one third of a cycle or 120°.
- three-speed — a system of gears having three forward gear ratios, especially on a bicycle.
- tool pusher — A tool pusher is someone who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig.
- traineeship — the state or position of being a trainee.
- transhipper — a person who tranships
- trisulphide — any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms per molecule
- troposphere — the lowest layer of the atmosphere, 6 miles (10 km) high in some areas and as much as 12 miles (20 km) high in others, within which there is a steady drop in temperature with increasing altitude and within which nearly all cloud formations occur and weather conditions manifest themselves.
- trumpetfish — any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position.
- trusteeship — Law. the office or function of a trustee.
- upholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- upholsterer — a person whose business it is to upholster furniture and, sometimes, to furnish and put in place hangings, curtains, carpets, etc.
- upholstress — a female upholsterer
- upper sixth — (in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) the final year of sixth form
- uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- upstretched — stretched upward, as the arms.
- uptightness — the quality or state of being uptight
- westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- whistle pig — a woodchuck.
- whistlestop — (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
- white aspen — any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- white pages — A directory service for locating individuals by name (by analogy with the telephone directory). The Internet supports several databases that contain basic information about users, such as electronic mail addresses, telephone numbers and postal addresses. These databases can be searched to get information about particular individuals. See Knowbot, Netfind, whois, X.500, finger.
- white space — the unprinted area of a piece of printing, as of a poster or newspaper page, or of a portion of a piece of printing, as of an advertisement; blank space: White space is as effective in a layout as type.
- whiteprints — Plural form of whiteprint.
- witherspoon — John, 1723–94, U.S. theologian and statesman, born in Scotland.
- xerophytism — (botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
- xiphisterna — Plural form of xiphisternum.