12-letter words containing t, h, e, s, l
- the bollocks — something excellent
- the bushveld — an area of low altitude in N South Africa, having scrub vegetation
- the classics — a body of literature regarded as great or lasting, esp that of ancient Greece or Rome
- the disabled — those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped
- the elements — the first or basic principles; rudiments
- the flickers — the cinema
- the homeless — those typically poor or sometimes mentally ill people who are unable to maintain a place to live and therefore often may sleep in the streets, parks, etc.
- the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- the midlands — the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries
- the old days — the past
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
- the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
- the saltsjön — an inlet of the Baltic Sea in Sweden
- the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- the sniffles — a cold in the head
- the snuffles — a condition characterized by snuffling
- the solimões — the Brazilian name for the Amazon from the Peruvian border to the Rio Negro
- the struggle — the radical and armed opposition to apartheid, esp by the military wings of the ANC and the PAC
- the troubles — political unrest or public disturbances
- the whirlies — illness induced by excessive use of alcohol or drugs
- the-sea-gull — a play (1896) by Anton Chekhov.
- themistocles — 527?–460? b.c, Athenian statesman.
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- theologaster — a person who pretends to be a theologian; a shallow or quack theologian
- therein lies — When you say therein lies a situation or problem, you mean that an existing situation has caused that situation or problem.
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
- thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- thistle tube — a glass funnel consisting of a long narrow tube with a thistle-shaped head.
- thrash metal — a type of very fast, very loud rock music that combines elements of heavy metal and punk rock
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- to the gills — the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- tooth chisel — a stonecutter's chisel having a toothed edge.
- trade school — a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
- transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
- trash talker — to use disparaging or boastful language.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- troubleshoot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- underclothes — clothes worn under outer clothes.
- unhesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.