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13-letter words containing s, e, t, h

  • the jig is up — that ends it; all chances for success are gone
  • the last word — final retort
  • the levellers — a radical group on the Parliamentarian side during the Civil War that advocated republicanism, freedom of worship, etc
  • the necessary — the money required for a particular purpose
  • the night sky — the sky as it appears at night time
  • the northeast — any area lying in or towards this direction
  • the northwest — any area lying in or towards this direction
  • the offensive — an attitude or position of aggression
  • the oppressed — people who are subjugated by cruelty, force, etc
  • the palisades — line of steep cliffs in NE N.J. & SE N.Y. on the west shore of the Hudson: c. 15 mi (24 km) long
  • the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
  • the pole star — the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis
  • the potteries — a region of W central England, in Staffordshire, in which the china and earthenware industries are concentrated
  • the provinces — those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
  • the rastafari — Rastafarians collectively
  • the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
  • the seventies — the years numbered 70–79 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
  • the small ads — the small ads in a newspaper are short advertisements in which you can advertise something such as an object for sale or a room to let
  • the smart set — The smart set is a group of fashionable and wealthy people.
  • the southeast — the southeastern part of Britain, esp the London area
  • the southwest — the southwestern part of Britain, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
  • the spiritual — the realm of spirits
  • the spotlight — the focus of attention
  • the squitters — diarrhoea
  • the sum total — the result you get when you add numbers or amounts together
  • the superrich — exceptionally wealthy people, considered collectively
  • the west bank — a semi-autonomous Palestinian region in the Middle East on the W bank of the River Jordan, comprising the hills of Judaea and Samaria and part of Jerusalem: formerly part of Palestine (the entity created by the League of Nations in 1922 and operating until 1948): became part of Jordan after the ceasefire of 1949: occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. In 1993 a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization provided for the West Bank to become a self-governing Palestinian area; a new Palestinian National Authority assumed control of parts of the territory in 1994–95, but subsequent talks broke down and Israel reoccupied much of this in 2001–02 and continues to maintain most existing Israeli settlements. Pop: 2 676 740 (2013 est). Area: 5879 sq km (2270 sq miles)
  • the worst off — those people who are in the worst situation
  • the-alchemist — a comedy (1610) by Ben Jonson.
  • the-possessed — a novel (1871) by Dostoevsky.
  • the-spectator — a weekly periodical (1711–12, 1714) issued by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
  • the-swan-lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
  • theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
  • theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
  • theodosius ii — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
  • thermal baths — warm water spa
  • thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
  • thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
  • thermesthesia — ability to perceive or sense cold or heat; sensitiveness to heat.
  • thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
  • thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thermosetting — pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded.
  • thermospheric — pertaining to the thermosphere
  • thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
  • thermostating — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • thermostatted — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • thermotensile — of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature
  • thermotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
  • thesaurus.com — a popular free online dictionary of synonyms and antonyms: Thesaurus.com.
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