12-letter words containing t, u, m, e
- subminiature — subminiature camera.
- submit-table — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- subtemperate — of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.
- summer stock — the production of plays, musical comedy, etc., during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, often by a repertory company.
- summer-sweet — sweet pepperbush.
- summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
- super-smooth — dead-smooth.
- supereminent — of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- superstratum — an overlying stratum or layer.
- supplemental — supplementary.
- supplemented — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
- take up arms — Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- tape measure — a long, flexible strip or ribbon, as of cloth or metal, marked with subdivisions of the foot or meter and used for measuring.
- tasting menu — a fixed-price restaurant meal or menu consisting of small portions of numerous dishes: We ordered the 6-course tasting menu for $125.
- tautavel man — Arago man.
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- team up with — join forces with
- telecommuter — person: works from home
- telecomputer — teleprocessing.
- teleostomous — relating or belonging to the Teleostomi
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- tellurometer — a surveying instrument using microwaves to measure distance.
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- tempus fugit — time flies
- teratomatous — relating to a tumour typically of the gonads
- tertium quid — something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- the monument — a tall columnar building designed (1671) by Sir Christopher Wren to commemorate the Fire of London (1666), which destroyed a large part of the medieval city
- the mountain — an extremist faction during the French Revolution led by Danton and Robespierre
- the munchies — a craving for food, esp when induced by alcohol or drugs
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thermocouple — a device that consists of the junction of two dissimilar metallic conductors, as copper and iron, in which an electromotive force is induced when the conductors are maintained at different temperatures, the force being related to the temperature difference: used to determine the temperature of a third substance by connecting it to the junction of the metals and measuring the electromotive force produced.
- thumb-sucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
- thutmose iii — flourished c1475 b.c, Egyptian ruler: conqueror of the Middle East.
- tidal volume — the volume of water associated with a rising tide
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
- tomato juice — liquid from a tomato
- tomato puree — liquidized tomatoes
- tomato sauce — ketchup
- torque meter — a device designed to determine the torque or torsion in a shaft, usually by measuring the twist in a calibrated length of shafting
- torso murder — a murder in which the body of the victim is dismembered at the torso.
- touch system — a system of typing in which each finger is assigned to one or more keys, thereby enabling a person to type without looking at the keyboard.
- touch-me-not — any of several plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, especially I. noli-tangere, bearing pods that, when ripe, burst on being touched, scattering the seeds.
- tough-minded — characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.