12-letter words containing y, t, h
- typhus-fever — an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.
- typographist — a person skilled in the art of typography
- tyrolean hat — a man's soft felt hat with a somewhat conical crown that is flat and creased at the top, a narrow brim partially turned up, and, usually, a feather for decoration
- uncharitably — in an unkind or ungenerous manner
- unethicality — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unhesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- unhyphenated — without a hyphen
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unmethylated — Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH 3 ONa.
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unnoteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- unorthodoxly — not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine, religion, or philosophy; not orthodox: an unorthodox ideology.
- unrightfully — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
- unroadworthy — not mechanically sound or suitable for use on the road
- unthankfully — in an unthankful manner; not thankfully; ungratefully
- unwatchfully — in an unwatchful manner
- urethrectomy — excision or removal of part or all of the urethra.
- urethroscopy — observation of the urethra by a urethroscope.
- urethrostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the urethra through the perineum, permitting the passage of urine.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- victory ship — a fast, turbine-powered cargo ship of World War II, having a capacity of about 11,000 dead-weight tons.
- watchability — detectable; apparent.
- weightlessly — Whilst weightless; without weight.
- whataboutery — (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past
- whimsicality — Also, whimsicalness. whimsical quality or character.
- white bryony — a climbing herbaceous cucurbitaceous plant, Bryonia dioica, of Europe and North Africa, having greenish flowers and red berries
- whittle away — To whittle away something or whittle away at it means to gradually make it smaller, weaker, or less effective.
- whortleberry — the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family.
- winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
- with a … eye — in a … manner
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- xanthene dye — any of a group of dyes having a molecular structure related to that of xanthene in which the aromatic (C 6 H 4) groups are the chromophore.
- yachting cap — a cap with a round flat top and a visor
- yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- yellow light — a yellow traffic light, usually preceding a signal halting traffic in a particular direction.
- yellowthroat — any of several American warblers of the genus Geothlypis, having a throat that is yellow, especially the common yellowthroat, G. trichas.
- 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.
- zephyr cloth — a lightweight worsted cloth.
- zephyranthes — any of various bulbous plants belonging to the genus Zephyranthes, of the amaryllis family, as Z. grandiflora, having showy rose or pink flowers.
- zone therapy — a type of massage which works on the theory that specific parts of the foot or palm of the hand are associated with different parts of the body, and that massaging the feet or hands will give the patient relief from disorders in the related part of the body
- zoochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the constituents of the animal body; animal chemistry.
- zoophytology — the branch of zoology concerning zoophytes
- zymotechnics — the art of managing the fermentation process