12-letter words containing the
- hypothesised — to form a hypothesis.
- hypothesises — to form a hypothesis.
- hypothesized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypothesize.
- hypothesizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypothesize.
- hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- idiothermous — warm-blooded
- in (the) bud — in the time of budding
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- in the chair — chairing a debate or meeting
- in the chips — a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- in the clear — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- in the dumps — a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
- in the event — You say in the event after you have been discussing what could have happened in a particular situation, in order to indicate that you are now describing what actually did happen.
- in the field — Work or study that is done in the field is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
- in the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- in the frame — If someone is in the frame for something such as a job or position, they are being considered for it.
- in the gross — in bulk; as a whole
- in the least — You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative.
- in the money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- in the nuddy — in the nude; naked
- in the right — If someone has behaved in a way which is morally or legally right, you can say that they are in the right. You usually use this expression when the person is involved in an argument or dispute.
- in the rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- in the round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- in the shade — in shadow, out of the sun
- in the white — (of wood or furniture) left unpainted or unvarnished
- in the wings — in the corridors of a theatre
- in the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- in the world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
- in the wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- indricothere — a long-necked, long-legged, fossil mammal, Indricotherium transouralicum, related to the rhinoceros and existing 10 to 30 million years ago, possibly the largest and heaviest land mammal.
- interwreathe — To weave into a wreath; to intertwine.
- into the red — into debt or an unprofitable financial condition
- iontotherapy — (medicine) The therapeutic use of iontophoresis.
- isosthenuria — the inability of the kidneys to dilute or concentrate urine
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- jack-the-lad — a young man who is regarded as a brash, loud show-off
- jump the gun — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- just the job — If you say that something is just the job, you mean that it is exactly what you wanted or needed.
- kinaesthesia — kinesthesia.
- kinaesthesis — kinesthesia.
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kinesthetics — The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body. Referred by some people as the sixth sense.
- lead the way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- leather star — a starfish, Dermasterias imbricata, of the western coast of North America, having the body covered by a thick, leathery skin.
- leather-hard — (of ceramic clay) moist but not sufficiently so to be plastic.
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.