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

  • paragnathous — (of certain vertebrates) having the upper and lower jaws of equal length
  • paranthropus — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Paranthropus.
  • pass through — an act of passing.
  • pass-through — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
  • pastry brush — a small, flat brush for coating pastry with butter, egg, etc.
  • peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
  • phillumenist — a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
  • phosphaturia — the presence of an excessive quantity of phosphates in the urine.
  • phosphureted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
  • photophilous — of or relating to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light.
  • physostomous — having the mouth and air bladder connected by an air duct.
  • phytophagous — herbivorous.
  • picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
  • picture show — motion picture.
  • plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
  • polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
  • polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
  • posthumously — arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.
  • preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
  • purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
  • push through — force to accept
  • put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
  • put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
  • pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
  • quitch grass — any of various grasses, especially Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
  • ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
  • refuse chute — a chute in a building which rubbish and waste is thrown down to the main refuse bins, etc
  • reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
  • rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
  • rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
  • ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
  • rights issue — Finance; offering of new shares to existing holders
  • run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
  • rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
  • rush through — If you rush something through, you deal with it quickly so that it is ready in a shorter time than usual.
  • rust-through — an act or instance of rusting: The body of the car is protected against rust-through.
  • rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
  • ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
  • safety touch — a two-point play
  • sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
  • saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
  • saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
  • scatophagous — feeding on dung or excrement
  • scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
  • scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
  • scrub typhus — an acute febrile disease characterized by severe headache, skin rash, chills, and swelling of the lymph nodes, caused by the bite of mites infected with the microorganism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi: occurs mainly in Asia, Australia, and the islands of the western Pacific
  • scutch grass — Bermuda grass.
  • see the menu — When a customer asks to see the menu, they ask you to bring them a copy of the menu.
  • self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
  • sell-through — quantity of direct sales made
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