9-letter words containing t, h, e, i, l
- humiliate — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- inclineth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incline.
- indepthly — (nonstandard) in depth.
- inlighted — Lit up or lighted; illuminated.
- inlighten — Alternative spelling of enlighten.
- inshelter — to put in a shelter
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
- kallithea — a city in E Greece, a suburb of Athens.
- key light — (in photography or motion pictures) the main light that illuminates the subject being photographed or filmed.
- khalifate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- kilohertz — a unit of frequency, equal to 1000 cycles per second. Abbreviation: kHz.
- kitzbühel — a town in W Austria, in the Tirol: centre for winter sports. Pop: 8574 (2001)
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- laberinth — (obsolete) labyrinth.
- lathering — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- lengthier — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- lengthily — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- lethality — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- leviathan — (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
- lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
- lichenist — a person who studies lichenology
- light ale — a type of beer that is light in colour and low in alcohol content
- light pen — a handheld light-sensitive device used for pointing at characters or objects on a CRT in order to make or modify drawings or to indicate functions to be performed.
- lightened — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- lightener — That which lightens.
- lightered — Simple past tense and past participle of lighter.
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lightless — without light or lights; receiving no light; dark.
- lightlike — (mathematics) (of a four-vector) having a space component whose magnitude is equal to its time component multiplied by the speed of light.
- lightness — the state or quality of being light or illuminated.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- lightwave — A wave of light.
- lightwell — (architecture) An open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an inner room.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- like that — in that way
- like this — You weren't supposed to follow that link, it was just an example of what a link looks like.
- limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
- linewidth — (physics) a measure of the width of the band of frequencies of radiation emitted or absorbed in an atomic or molecular transition; a result of the uncertainty principle.
- lingereth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of linger.
- lintwhite — the linnet, Carduelis cannabina.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- listeneth — Archaic third-person singular form of listen.
- litheness — The property of being lithe.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithified — Simple past tense and past participle of lithify.
- lithopone — a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- lithotome — an instrument used in a lithotomy operation, to remove bladder stones