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