14-letter words containing t, h, u

subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
sulfuric ether — ether (def 1).
sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
sulphur-bottom — blue whale.
summer clothes — light clothes which are suitable for summer
summer kitchen — an extra kitchen, usually detached from a house, for use in warm weather.
summer theater — a theater that operates during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, usually offering a different play or musical comedy each week.
sunshine state — Florida (used as a nickname).
superphosphate — Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer.
supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
swedish turnip — rutabaga.
sweet chestnut — tree: edible nuts
synthetic fuel — fuel in the form of liquid or gas (synthetic natural gas) manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands.
take the count — to be unable to continue after a count of ten
talk about sth — You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation.
tangata whenua — the indigenous Māori people of a particular area of New Zealand or of the country as a whole
technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
tenement house — a building divided into tenements, or apartments, now specif. one in the slums that is run-down, overcrowded, etc.
tenement-house — Also called tenement house. a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.
terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
tetrachotomous — divided into four parts
thaumatography — a treatise or description of the wonders of the natural world
thaumaturgical — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
the beatitudes — the pronouncements in the Sermon on the Mount, which begin “Blessed are the poor in spirit”: Matt. 5:3-12
the blue angel — a legendary German expressionist film of 1930, the first major German sound film, starring Marlene Dietrich
the cretaceous — the Cretaceous period or rock system
the deerhunter — a film (1978) about the Vietnam War, directed by Michael Cimino and starring Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken
the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
the full monty — something in its entirety
the game is up — If you say the game is up, you mean that someone's secret plans or activities have been revealed and therefore must stop because they cannot succeed.
the guillotine — a device for beheading persons, consisting of a weighted blade set between two upright posts
the honourable — a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another
the human race — mankind
the humanities — the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts
the ivy league — a group of eight universities (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth College, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale) that have similar academic and social prestige in the US to Oxford and Cambridge in Britain
the july sales — a traditional retail event occurring in the month of July, when shops sell things at less than their normal price
the kama sutra — an ancient Hindu text on erotic pleasure and other topics
the last laugh — the final success in an argument, situation, etc, after previous defeat
the last trump — the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
the millennium — the period of a thousand years of Christ's awaited reign upon earth
the mujaheddin — (in Afghanistan and Iran) fundamentalist Muslim guerrillas; in Afghanistan in 1992 the mujaheddin overthrew the government but were unable to agree on a constitution due to factional conflict and in 1996 Taliban forces seized power
the open group — (body) (Formerly "X/Open") A vendor- and technology-neutral consortium of buyers and suppliers of information systems that aims to ease integration by testing and certifying products against open standards.
the pole vault — a field event in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
the public eye — If someone is in the public eye, many people know who they are, because they are famous or because they are often mentioned on television or in the newspapers.
the quaternary — the Quaternary period or rock system, divided into Pleistocene and Holocene (Recent) epochs or series
the red guards — a radical political movement of civilian youths in China, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967, during the Cultural Revolution
the rheumatics — rheumatic pains

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