16-letter words containing t, e, l, h

the wheel blacks — the international wheelchair rugby football team of New Zealand
the worried well — people who are healthy but are concerned about becoming ill and so take medication or see a medical practitioner when they don't need to
the yellow press — (formerly) popular newspapers publishing sensational stories
the-card-players — a painting (1892) by Paul Cézanne.
the-little-foxes — a play (1939) by Lillian Hellman.
theatrical agent — an intermediary who brings together actors who are seeking work and theatre producers who are offering parts
thermal analysis — any analysis of materials in which properties relating to heat, such as freezing and boiling temperatures, the heat of fusion, the heat of vaporization, etc., are measured.
thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
thermal neutrons — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
thick-tailed ray — Ichthyology. any ray of the order Rajiformes, having a relatively thick, fleshy tail, including the guitarfishes and the skates.
thionyl chloride — a clear, pale yellow or red, fuming, corrosive liquid, SOCl 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
this-worldliness — concern or preoccupation with worldly things and values.
three blind mice — nursery rhyme
three-ball match — a match among three players each of whom plays a ball.
three-mile limit — the limit of the marine belt of three miles (4.8 km), which is included within the jurisdiction of the state possessing the coast.
three-point line — Basketball. a field goal worth three points, made from behind a specified line (three-point line)
three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
three-toed sloth — a small sloth of the genus Bradypus, having three claws on each limb and very long forelimbs.
thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
through the mill — a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
throw oneself at — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
throw oneself on — to rely entirely upon
thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
to call the tune — If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune, you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation.
to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
to clear the air — If you do something to clear the air, you do it in order to resolve any problems or disagreements that there might be.
to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
to foot the bill — If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
to hold the fort — If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else.
to let go of sth — If you let go of a feeling, attitude, or the control that you have over something, you accept that you should give it up or that it should no longer influence you.
to lose sight of — If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things.
to lose the plot — If someone loses the plot, they become confused and do not know what they should do.
to play the fool — If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh.
to say the least — at the minimum
to see the light — If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or change their attitude or way of behaving to a better one.
to tell the time — If a child can tell the time, they are able to find out what the time is by looking at a clock or watch.
toad-in-the-hole — a dish consisting of beef or pork sausages baked in a coating of batter.
tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
traveler's check — a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.
trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).

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