12-letter words containing s, h, r, i, t
- summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
- synarthrodia — synarthrosis.
- synarthrosis — immovable articulation; a fixed or immovable joint; suture.
- synchro unit — a type of alternating-current motor designed to maintain continuously, at some remote location, the same rotational angle that may be imposed by force upon the electrically connected rotating element of a similar motor.
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- tachyphrasia — a communication disorder involving rapid, unintelligible speech
- thames river — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- that's right — that is correct
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the fair sex — women collectively
- the flickers — the cinema
- the frizzies — the condition of having frizzy hair
- the hebrides — a group of over 500 islands off the W coast of Scotland: separated by the North Minch, Little Minch, and the Sea of the Hebrides: the chief islands are Skye, Raasay, Rum, Eigg, Coll, Tiree, Mull, Jura, Colonsay, and Islay (Inner Hebrides), and Lewis with Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, and Barra (Outer Hebrides)
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the nearside — the side of a vehicle normally nearer the kerb (in Britain, the left side)
- the pictures — a cinema or film show
- the pointers — the two brightest stars in the Plough (Dubhe and Merak), which lie in the direction pointing towards the Pole Star and are therefore used to locate it
- the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
- the services — the armed forces
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- the thirties — the years numbered 30–39 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
- the triassic — the Triassic period or rock system
- the whirlies — illness induced by excessive use of alcohol or drugs
- the-persians — a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- the-pioneers — a historical novel (1823) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- therein lies — When you say therein lies a situation or problem, you mean that an existing situation has caused that situation or problem.
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
- thermostatic — 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.
- thioarsenate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenic acids
- thioarsenite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenious acids
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- third estate — the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England. Compare estate (def 5).
- third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
- third sector — the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.
- third stream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- thirty-first — next after the thirtieth; being the ordinal number for 31.
- thirty-seven — a cardinal number, 30 plus 7.
- thirty-sixth — next after the thirty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 36.
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- thitherwards — in that direction
- three rivers — a city in S Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence.
- three-suiter — a man's suitcase or garment bag of a size to hold three suits.