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11-letter words containing t, h, e, i, l

  • phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
  • phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
  • phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
  • physiolater — somebody who worships nature
  • phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
  • pilot house — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
  • pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
  • pinch pleat — a narrow pleat that is usually part of a series at the top of curtains.
  • pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
  • pitch plane — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
  • pitchblende — a massive variety of uraninite, occurring in black pitchlike masses: a major ore of uranium and radium.
  • pith helmet — a hat made of dried pith or cork covered with cloth, worn in the tropics.
  • platyrrhine — Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
  • polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
  • pre-ethical — not governed by ethics, or not having an ethical or moral aspect
  • prelateship — the rank of a prelate
  • priest-hole — a secret chamber in certain houses in England, built as a hiding place for Roman Catholic priests when they were proscribed in the 16th and 17th centuries
  • prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
  • prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
  • publishment — publication.
  • pulchritude — physical beauty; comeliness.
  • pull hitter — a batter who tends to hit the ball to the same side of the field as that on which he or she stands at home plate.
  • rabbit hole — opening of a rabbit's burrow
  • range light — one of a pattern of navigation lights, usually fixed ashore, used by vessels for manoeuvring in narrow channels at night
  • reestablish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
  • retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
  • retrophilia — a strong liking for things from the past
  • riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
  • right angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one quarter of the circle; the angle formed by two perpendicular lines that intersect; an angle of 90°.
  • right field — the area of the outfield to the right of center field, as viewed from home plate.
  • right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
  • righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
  • riot shield — Riot shields are pieces of equipment made of transparent plastic which are used by the police to protect themselves against angry crowds.
  • roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
  • sales pitch — promotional talk
  • saltishness — the condition of being saltish
  • schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
  • school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
  • schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
  • searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
  • self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
  • self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
  • semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
  • settle with — to pay a debt or bill to
  • sheriffalty — shrievalty.
  • shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
  • shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
  • shirtsleeve — not wearing a jacket; informally dressed: a shirt-sleeve mob.
  • short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
  • short title — an abridged listing in a catalog or bibliography, giving only such essential information as the author's name and the book's title, publisher, and date and place of publication.
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