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12-letter words containing t, h, o

  • freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
  • french toast — bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
  • fresh out of — having just run out of supplies of
  • frighten off — scare away
  • from scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
  • frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
  • frost hollow — a depression in a hilly area in which cold air collects, becoming very cold at night
  • full-mouthed — (of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.
  • fulton sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
  • future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
  • galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
  • galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
  • galanty show — pantomime shadow play
  • gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
  • gametophytes — Plural form of gametophyte.
  • gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
  • gauge theory — a type of theory of elementary particles designed to explain the strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions in terms of exchange of virtual particles
  • genethliacon — A birthday ode.
  • geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
  • geophysicist — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
  • geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
  • geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
  • gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
  • gerontophobe — a person who fears or hates old people or the idea of growing old
  • get ahead of — to outdo or excel
  • get ahold of — to get in touch with
  • get in touch — make contact
  • get off with — kiss
  • get the hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
  • get together — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
  • get-together — an informal and usually small social gathering.
  • ghost estate — (esp in Ireland) a housing estate built during an economic boom but unfinished or unoccupied during a recession
  • ghost shrimp — a shrimplike crustacean of the genus Callianassa, of the Pacific coast of North America, having a pinkish, transparent body.
  • ghost writer — a person who writes one or numerous speeches, books, articles, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author.
  • ghostbusters — Plural form of ghostbuster.
  • ghostwriters — Plural form of ghostwriter.
  • ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
  • giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
  • gift voucher — gift certificate.
  • gigantomachy — (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.
  • glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
  • glyptography — the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.
  • gnathostomes — Plural form of gnathostome.
  • go down with — If you go down with an illness or a disease, you catch it.
  • go hard with — to cause pain or difficulty to (someone)
  • go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
  • go the route — If you go the route, you do something fully or continue with a task until you have completely finished.
  • god-botherer — an over-zealous Christian
  • goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
  • gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
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