12-letter words containing t, h, u
- urethrostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the urethra through the perineum, permitting the passage of urine.
- urolithiasis — a diseased condition marked by the formation of stones in the urinary tract.
- virtuosoship — the condition of being a virtuoso; the activities of a virtuoso
- viscountship — the position of being a viscount
- walk through — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- washfountain — a large, usually circular wash basin, as in an industrial plant, in which a spray of water activated by foot pedal allows several workers to wash simultaneously.
- watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- water thrush — either of two North American warblers, Seirus noveboracensis or S. motacilla, usually living near streams.
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- well-thumbed — A book or magazine that is well-thumbed is creased and marked because it has been read so often.
- well-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- westinghouse — George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.
- whataboutery — (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past
- wherethrough — through which; because of
- white hunter — a white man who acts as guide on African safaris and hunting expeditions.
- white liquor — (in making wood pulp for paper) the chemicals used to digest the wood, basically sodium hydroxide and sodium hyposulfite.
- white lupine — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- white plague — tuberculosis, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
- white russia — Belorussia
- white spruce — a spruce, Picea glauca, of northern North America, having bluish-green needles and silvery-brown bark.
- white squall — a whirlwind at sea or a violent disturbance of small radius not accompanied by clouds but indicated merely by whitecaps and turbulent water.
- white turnip — the turnip, Brassica rapa.
- white walnut — butternut (def 1).
- white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
- whitmanesque — of or like Walt Whitman, his style, or his outlook; often, specif., democratic, expansive, exuberant, etc.
- wide-mouthed — having a wide mouth
- williewaught — a substantial serving or swig of an alcoholic beverage
- willow south — a city in S Alaska, about 113 km (70 miles) northwest of Anchorage: chosen as the site of the projected new state capital in 1976
- wilton house — a mansion in Wilton in Wiltshire: built for the 1st Earl of Pembroke in the 16th century; rebuilt after a fire in 1647 by Inigo Jones and John Webb; altered in the 19th century by James Wyatt; landscaped grounds include a famous Palladian bridge
- without fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- withoutdoors — out of doors.
- work through — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- would rather — in a measure; to a certain extent; somewhat: rather good.
- wrathfulness — The quality of being wrathful; wrath.
- wrought iron — a form of iron, almost entirely free of carbon and having a fibrous structure including a uniformly distributed slag content, that is readily forged and welded.
- xanthomatous — of, relating to, or marked by xanthoma
- xiphisternum — The lowest part of the sternum; the xiphoid process.
- youth hostel — hostel (def 1).
- youth leader — a person who has responsibility for the young people at a youth club etc
- youth worker — A youth worker is a person whose job involves providing support and social activities for young people, especially young people from poor backgrounds.
- youthfulness — characterized by youth; young.
- zen buddhist — a follower or adherent of Zen Buddhism