12-letter words containing r, u, n, t, h, e
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- south korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- south orange — a city in NE New Jersey.
- southeastern — from the south east
- southernmost — farthest south.
- southernness — the state of being southern
- southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
- southwestern — the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW.
- spiderhunter — any of several sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having dull-colored plumage and a long bill.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- synantherous — with united anthers
- technicolour — brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 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.
- the hundreds — the numbers 100 to 109
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thoroughness — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- thundercloud — cumulonimbus.
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- thunderstone — any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.
- thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
- touch screen — a touch-sensitive display screen on a computer or other electronic device: touching different portions of the screen with a finger or stylus will cause the device to take actions determined by a computer program.
- touch-screen — using touch-sensitive screen
- transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
- trench mouth — Vincent's angina.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- unbreathable — not able to be breathed
- uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
- unchristened — not christened
- under threat — If a person or thing is under threat, there is a danger that something unpleasant might be done to them, or that they might cease to exist.
- underclothes — clothes worn under outer clothes.
- undershirted — wearing an undershirt
- underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- unenthralled — not enthralled or charmed; uncaptivated
- unentrenched — to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly: safely entrenched behind undeniable facts.
- unfrightened — not frightened
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unnoteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- unoverthrown — not overthrown