10-letter words containing t, h, u
- deep south — The Deep South consists of the states that are furthest south in the United States.
- delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
- dianthuses — Plural form of dianthus.
- diophantus — 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica
- disburthen — (obsolete) disburden.
- distichous — Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis, as leaves.
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- disulphate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- dithionous — as in dithionous acid
- do without — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dog clutch — a clutch in which projections of one of the engaging parts fit into recesses of the other.
- doughtiest — Superlative form of doughty.
- draughtier — Comparative form of draughty.
- draughting — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- drive-thru — a takeaway restaurant, bank, etc designed so that customers can use it without leaving their cars
- drug habit — addiction to recreational drugs
- drunkathon — a session in which excessive quantities of alcohol are consumed
- duotheists — Plural form of duotheist.
- dust sheet — A dust sheet is a large cloth which is used to cover objects such as furniture in order to protect them from dust.
- dust whirl — dust devil.
- dust-bathe — (of a bird) to squat in dusty soil and fluff dust through the plumage: probably performed to combat ectoparasites.
- dustsheets — Plural form of dustsheet.
- dutch barn — a farm building consisting of a steel frame and a curved roof
- dutch bond — a brickwork bond in which the vertical joints of the stretchers in any course are in line with the centers of the first stretchers above and below.
- dutch doll — a jointed wooden doll
- dutch door — a door consisting of two units horizontally divided so that each half can be opened or closed separately.
- dutch gold — an alloy of copper and zinc in the form of thin sheets, used as an imitation of gold leaf.
- dutch oven — a heavily constructed kettle with a close-fitting lid, used for pot roasts, stews, etc.
- dutch rise — an increase in wages that is of no benefit to the recipient
- dutch rush — scouring rush.
- dutch wife — (in tropical countries) an open framework used in bed as a rest for the limbs.
- dutchesses — Plural form of dutchess.
- dutchwoman — a female native or inhabitant of the Netherlands; a woman of Dutch ancestry.
- earthbound — headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
- earthquake — something that is severely disruptive; upheaval.
- echinulate — (of a plant or animal) having a covering of prickles or small spines.
- embothrium — any evergreen shrub of the genus Embothrium, esp E. coccineum, native to South America but widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers: family Proteaceae
- enthusiasm — Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- enthusiast — A person who is highly interested in a particular activity or subject.
- epicanthus — (anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical to East Asians.
- epithelium — The thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body’s surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures.
- erechtheum — a temple on the Acropolis at Athens, which has a porch of caryatids
- erechtheus — a king of Athens who sacrificed one of his daughters because the oracle at Delphi said this was the only way to win the war against the Eleusinians
- erymanthus — Mountmountain in the NW Peloponnesus, Greece: 7,297 ft (2,224 m): in Greek mythology, haunt of a savage boar captured by Hercules
- escutcheon — A shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms.
- ethambutol — a compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis
- euphoriant — A drug which produces feelings of euphoria.
- euphuistic — Of or pertaining to euphuism.
- eurhythmic — Harmonious.
- eurybathic — (of an aquatic organism) able to live at different depths