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12-letter words containing t, h, r, u, s, e

  • southeastern — from the south east
  • southernmost — farthest south.
  • southernness — the state of being southern
  • southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
  • southwestern — the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW.
  • spiderhunter — any of several sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having dull-colored plumage and a long bill.
  • state church — established church.
  • stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
  • store-bought — commercially made rather than homemade.
  • storey house — (in W Africa) a house having more than one storey
  • stouthearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
  • subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
  • summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
  • super-sleuth — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
  • super-smooth — dead-smooth.
  • superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
  • superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
  • support hose — elastic stockings worn to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg, esp for people with varicose veins
  • synantherous — with united anthers
  • tech support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
  • telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • the bosporus — a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
  • the hundreds — the numbers 100 to 109
  • the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
  • the pictures — a cinema or film show
  • the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
  • the shudders — a feeling of horror, repugnance, etc.
  • the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
  • 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
  • theophrastus — 372?–287 b.c, Greek philosopher.
  • therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
  • therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
  • thoroughness — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
  • three-square — having an equilateral triangular cross section, as certain files.
  • three-suiter — a man's suitcase or garment bag of a size to hold three suits.
  • thrust stage — a stage that extends beyond the proscenium arch and is usually surrounded on three sides by seats.
  • thumb-sucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
  • thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
  • thunderstick — bull-roarer.
  • thunderstone — any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.
  • thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
  • touch screen — a touch-sensitive display screen on a computer or other electronic device: touching different portions of the screen with a finger or stylus will cause the device to take actions determined by a computer program.
  • touch-screen — using touch-sensitive screen
  • tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
  • trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
  • transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
  • 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.
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