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

  • the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
  • the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
  • the fast lane — If you say that someone lives their life in the fast lane, you mean that they live in a way which seems full of activity and excitement but which often involves a lot of pressure.
  • the franchise — the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage
  • the headlines — the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast and summarized at the end
  • the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
  • the necessary — the money required for a particular purpose
  • the northeast — any area lying in or towards this direction
  • the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
  • the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties 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-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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • thespian lion — a lion that attacked the flocks of Amphitryon and was killed by Hercules.
  • thessalonians — a native or inhabitant of Thessalonike.
  • thieves' cant — slang used by thieves
  • thinkableness — the state or quality of being conceivable or thinkable
  • third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
  • thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
  • thoracenteses — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
  • thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
  • thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
  • thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
  • thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
  • tip one's hat — to take off, raise, or touch one's hat in salutation
  • training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
  • treasure hunt — a game in which each person or team attempts to be first in finding something that has been hidden, using written directions or clues.
  • unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
  • under hatches — below decks
  • unestablished — not established.
  • unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
  • unscratchable — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
  • unsmotherable — unquenchable
  • unstaunchable — incapable of being stopped
  • unstretchable — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
  • unsympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
  • untarnishable — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
  • unwhistleable — incapable of being whistled
  • wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
  • watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
  • weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
  • weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.
  • western ghats — a mountain range in W peninsular India, parallel to the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Highest peak: Anai Mudi, 2695 m (8841 ft)
  • western larch — a North American larch, Larix occidentalis, having oval cones and found mainly in S British Columbia
  • white arsenic — arsenous acid
  • white russian — Byelorussian (def 2).
  • white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
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