12-letter words containing t, h, u
- on the couch — undergoing psychoanalysis
- on the house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- on the outer — excluded or neglected
- on the quiet — If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it.
- on the stump — If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
- open-mouthed — having the mouth open.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- ortho-cousin — parallel cousin.
- orthocousins — the children of two brothers or two sisters
- orthodonture — orthodontia (def 2).
- orthopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Orthoptera, an order of insects, including the cockroaches, mantids, walking sticks, crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids, characterized by leathery forewings, membranous hind wings, and chewing mouthparts.
- orthotropous — Botany. (of an ovule) straight and symmetrical, with the chalaza at the evident base and the micropyle at the opposite extremity.
- out of a hat — as if by magic
- out of hours — Something that happens out of hours happens at a time that is not during the usual hours of business or work.
- out of humor — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- out of phase — in an unsynchronized way
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- out of shape — person: unfit
- out of sight — Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous: an out-of-sight guitarist.
- out of touch — not up to date
- out of whack — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- out to lunch — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- out-of-sight — Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous: an out-of-sight guitarist.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- outthrusting — Present participle of outthrust.
- over-fraught — Archaic. filled or laden (with): ships fraught with precious wares.
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- pantophagous — characterized by pantophagy
- 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.
- pentateuchal — the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- peterborough — a city in Cambridgeshire, in central England.
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- phi-function — Euler's phi-function.
- 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.
- photo layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
- photogravure — any of various processes, based on photography, by which an intaglio engraving is formed on a metal plate, from which ink reproductions are made.