11-letter words starting with the

the haywain — a famous picture by John Constable
the heathen — heathens collectively
the heavens — the sky
the heavies — a serious newspaper
the horrors — a fit of extreme nervousness, panic, depression, revulsion, etc.
the ice age — the Pleistocene Epoch
the inferno — hell; the infernal region
the instant — To do something the instant something else happens means to do it immediately.
the interim — the intervening time; the meantime (esp in the phrase in the interim)
the islands — the islands of the South Pacific
the javelin — the event or sport of throwing the javelin
the jitters — nervousness and anxiety
the jobless — those who are unemployed
the kremlin — the citadel of Moscow, in which some government offices of the Soviet Union were located: it now contains some offices of the Russian government
the lebanon — a republic in W Asia, on the Mediterranean: an important centre of the Phoenician civilization in the third millennium bc; part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until 1919; gained independence in 1941 (effective by 1945). Official language: Arabic; French and English are also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim and Christian. Currency: Lebanese pound. Capital: Beirut. Pop: 4 131 583 (2013 est). Area: 10 400 sq km (4015 sq miles)
the like of — any person or thing like
the marches — borderlands between England & Scotland and between England & Wales
the midrash — these commentaries and notes collectively
the miocene — this epoch or rock series
the moer in — furious; enraged
the moonies — the Unification Church
the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
the nations — the non-Jewish nations; Gentiles
the needful — money or funds
the neogene — the Neogene period or system
the network — network, the
the new man — a type of modern man who allows the caring side of his nature to show by being supportive and by sharing child care and housework
the nonpoor — people who are not poor
the numbers — an illegal lottery in which small bets are placed on the order of certain numbers, usually the last three, in some tabulation of game scores or financial reports published in the daily newspapers
the offense — the team that has possession of the ball
the offside — the side of a vehicle nearest the centre of the road (in Britain, the right side)
the old one — a jocular name for Satan
the old sod — one's native land
the permian — the Permian period or rock system
the present — the time being; now
the prophet — among Muslims, Mohammed
the proteas — the national cricket team of South Africa
the rapture — in some Christian theologies, the bodily ascent into heaven just before Armageddon of those who are saved (see save1 (sense 8)
the regency — in England, the period (1811-20) during which George, Prince of Wales, acted as regent
the rhaetic — the Rhaetic series
the same as — If something is happening the same as something else, the two things are happening in a way that is similar or exactly the same.
the schools — the medieval Schoolmen collectively
the sex act — the act of sexual intercourse
the shakers — an American millenarian sect, founded in 1747 as an offshoot of the Quakers, given to ecstatic shaking, advocating celibacy for its members, and practising common ownership of property
the shivers — an attack of shivering, esp through fear or illness
the sixties — the years numbered 60–69 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
the slammer — prison
the spanish — Spaniards collectively
the species — the human race
the strings — violins, violas, cellos, and double basses collectively

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