9-letter words containing t, h
- apophatic — of or relating to the belief that God can only be described by a process of negation
- apothecia — the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- apothegms — Plural form of apothegm.
- apothesis — (architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
- arbuthnot — John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)
- arc light — Arc lights are a type of very bright electric light.
- archabbot — In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
- archetype — An archetype is something that is considered to be a perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing, because it has all their most important characteristics.
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- architect — An architect is a person who designs buildings.
- archivist — An archivist is a person whose job is to collect, sort, and care for historical documents and records.
- archivolt — a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated
- archontic — relating to an archon
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arethusas — Plural form of arethusa.
- arhatship — the state of having achieved enlightenment, which is the ultimate goal of Theravada Buddhists
- arhythmia — arrhythmia.
- arhythmic — Having no rhythm.
- arimathea — a town in ancient Palestine: location unknown
- aristarch — a severe critic.
- arkwright — Sir Richard. 1732–92, English cotton manufacturer: inventor of the spinning frame (1769) which produced cotton thread strong enough to be used as a warp
- art house — a motion-picture theater specializing in the exhibition of art films.
- art-house — An art-house film is a film that is intended to be a serious artistic work rather than a piece of popular entertainment.
- arteether — Artemotil.
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- arthritis — Arthritis is a medical condition in which the joints in someone's body are swollen and painful.
- arthrodia — a joint
- arthropod — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having jointed limbs, a segmented body, and an exoskeleton made of chitin. The group includes the crustaceans, insects, arachnids, and centipedes
- arthroses — Plural form of arthrosis.
- arthrosis — a bone joint which enables movement
- arthurian — of or relating to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
- artichoke — Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower.
- as though — You use as if and as though when you are giving a possible explanation for something or saying that something appears to be the case when it is not.
- ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
- ashramite — a person who lives in an ashram or place of rest or contemplation
- ashtabula — a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- ashtoreth — an ancient Semitic fertility goddess, identified with Astarte and Ishtar
- asphalted — Simple past tense and past participle of asphalt.
- asphalter — a person who spreads a layer of asphalt
- asphaltic — Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt; bituminous.
- asphaltum — a substance used to protect surface areas of metal that do not require to be etched
- asthmatic — People who suffer from asthma are sometimes referred to as asthmatics.
- astichous — having a structure or layout that is not in rows
- astrachan — a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan.
- astrakhan — Astrakhan is black or grey curly fur from the skins of lambs. It is used for making coats and hats.
- at a push — with difficulty; only just
- at anchor — If a boat is at anchor, it is floating in a particular place and is prevented from moving by its anchor.
- at hazard — at risk; in danger
- at length — If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time.
- atahualpa — ?1500–33, the last Inca emperor of Peru (1525–33), who was put to death by the Spanish under Pizarro