12-letter words containing t, h, a, l
- three-valued — of or relating to propositions having a value other than truth or falsity.
- throttleable — capable of having the thrust varied.
- thrust fault — a low-angle reverse fault produced in rocks subjected to thrust.
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- to hold fast — If you hold something fast, you hold it tightly and firmly. If something is stuck fast, it is stuck very firmly and cannot move.
- to hold sway — If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
- to play host — If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit.
- to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
- toe and heel — a technique used by racing drivers while changing gear on sharp bends, in which the brake is operated by the toe (or heel) of the right foot while the heel (or toe) simultaneously operates the accelerator
- tollgatherer — a person who collects tolls, taxes, or other imposts.
- torchon lace — a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
- touch-tackle — touch football.
- touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- toynbee hall — a residential settlement in East London, named after Arnold Toynbee (1852–83), a British economist and social reformer
- trachybasalt — a fine-grained volcanic rock containing sanidine and calcic plagioclase.
- trade school — a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
- trash talker — to use disparaging or boastful language.
- travel light — If you travel light, you travel without taking much luggage.
- trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- triumphalism — triumphant spirit or character.
- triumphalist — Triumphalist behaviour is behaviour in which politicians or organizations celebrate a victory or a great success, especially when this is intended to upset the people they have defeated.
- triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- turret lathe — a lathe fitted with a turret.
- tyrolean hat — a man's soft felt hat with a somewhat conical crown that is flat and creased at the top, a narrow brim partially turned up, and, usually, a feather for decoration
- ultima thule — (italics) Latin. the highest degree attainable.
- unalphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- unbreathable — not able to be breathed
- uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
- uncharitably — in an unkind or ungenerous manner
- unenthralled — not enthralled or charmed; uncaptivated
- unethicality — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- unhesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
- unmethylated — Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH 3 ONa.
- unrhetorical — not rhetorical; literal; plainspoken
- unstanchable — unstoppable
- unthankfully — in an unthankful manner; not thankfully; ungratefully
- unwatchfully — in an unwatchful manner
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
- urolithiasis — a diseased condition marked by the formation of stones in the urinary tract.