8-letter words containing t, e, l, h
- slithery — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- stealthy — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- stendhal — (Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- sulphate — A sulphate is a salt of sulphuric acid.
- sulphite — any salt or ester of sulphurous acid, containing the ions SO32– or HSO3– (hydrogen sulphite) or the groups –SO3 or –HSO3. The salts are usually soluble crystalline compounds
- switchel — a drink of molasses and water, plus ginger or rum; treacle beer
- tabouleh — a salad of fine-ground bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- tar heel — a native or inhabitant of North Carolina (used as a nickname).
- tealight — small candle floated in water
- technol. — technological
- tehillim — the Book of Psalms.
- teiglach — a confection consisting of small balls of dough boiled in a syrup of honey, sugar, and spices.
- telechir — a robot arm controlled by a human operator
- telepath — a student of or believer in telepathy.
- teleshop — to engage in teleshopping.
- telethon — a television broadcast lasting several hours, especially one soliciting support for a charity.
- tetchily — irritable; touchy.
- thalberg — Irving (Grant) 1899–1936, U.S. motion-picture producer.
- thalline — a chemical compound used for medicinal purposes
- the blue — the sky
- the bull — the constellation Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac
- the dole — money received from the state while out of work
- the fall — Adam's sin of disobedience and the state of innate sinfulness ensuing from this for himself and all mankind
- the flag — (in Victoria, Australia) the Australian Rules premiership
- the flat — flat racing, esp as opposed to steeplechasing and hurdling
- the flop — the first three community cards dealt face-up in a round of any of several varieties of poker, including Texas hold 'em
- the gulf — the Persian Gulf or the surrounding region
- the halt — those who are lame; cripples
- the hell — People sometimes use the hell for emphasis in questions, after words such as 'what', 'where', and 'why', often in order to express anger.
- the hill — Capitol Hill
- the hole — solitary confinement; also, a cell used for solitary confinement
- the holy — a sacred place
- the lamb — a title given to Christ in the New Testament
- the last — the final moment
- the life — prostitution as a trade
- the like — similar things
- the lion — the constellation Leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac
- the loop — the main business and shopping district in downtown Chicago
- the lump — self-employed workers in the building trade considered collectively, esp with reference to tax and national insurance evasion
- the lyre — the constellation Lyra
- the only — being single or very few in number
- the oval — a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth
- the pill — a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- the plow — the constellation Ursa Major
- the real — that which exists in fact; reality
- the rule — the common order of things; normal condition
- the self — that which is essential to an individual, esp the mind or soul in Cartesian metaphysics; the ego
- the soil — life and work on a farm; land
- the taal — language: usually, by implication, Afrikaans
- the veil — the life of a nun in a religious order and the obligations entailed by it