11-letter words containing s, t, h, r
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- the numbers — an illegal lottery in which small bets are placed on the order of certain numbers, usually the last three, in some tabulation of game scores or financial reports published in the daily newspapers
- the present — the time being; now
- the proteas — the national cricket team of South Africa
- the shakers — an American millenarian sect, founded in 1747 as an offshoot of the Quakers, given to ecstatic shaking, advocating celibacy for its members, and practising common ownership of property
- the shivers — an attack of shivering, esp through fear or illness
- the slammer — prison
- the strings — violins, violas, cellos, and double basses collectively
- the support — an actor or group of actors playing subordinate roles
- the surreal — the atmosphere or qualities evoked by surrealism
- the tarseal — the main highway
- the tropics — that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- the wharves — the working area of a dock
- theatricals — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theatricism — theatricalism.
- theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
- there is no — If you say there is no doing a particular thing, you mean that it is very difficult or impossible to do that thing.
- there it is — that is the state of affairs
- thereabouts — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
- therebeside — next to; beside that
- theriatrics — the study and practice of veterinary medicine.
- thermionics — the branch of physics that deals with thermionic phenomena.
- thermolysis — Physiology. the dispersion of heat from the body.
- thermonasty — a nastic movement in response to a temperature change, as occurs in the opening of certain flowers
- thermoscope — a device that indicates a change in temperature, esp one that does not measure the actual temperature
- thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- thersitical — scurrilous; foulmouthed; grossly abusive.
- thesauruses — a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, such as the online Thesaurus.com.
- third house — a legislative lobby.
- third space — the coffee shop considered as an alternative to a bar or restaurant as a place to socialize outside the home
- third-class — of the lowest or poorest class or quality; inferior.
- thirdstream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- thornproofs — garments that resist penetration by thorns
- thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
- thrash over — to go over (a problem, etc.) in great detail
- thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.
- thrasybulus — died c389 b.c, Athenian patriot and general.
- thread silk — silk yarn produced by a silk throwster.
- three hours — a religious observance practiced between noon and three o'clock on the afternoon of Good Friday.
- three-birds — nodding pogonia.
- 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-sided — having three sides
- three-speed — a system of gears having three forward gear ratios, especially on a bicycle.
- thrift shop — a retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices.
- thriftiness — practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.
- throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
- throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
- thrust upon — If something is thrust upon you, you are forced to have it, deal with it, or experience it.
- thumbsucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.