Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 2 compound words that contain twelfth. The most common are listed below. Open twelfth in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
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- Twelfth NightA Christian festival marking the coming of Epiphany and concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas, traditionally falling on the evening of January 5 (i.e., on the eve of Twelfth Day, January 6), but also sometimes defined as falling on the …
- Twelfth DaySynonym of Epiphany (“an annual Christian feast on the twelfth day after Christmas Day (6 January) celebrating the appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi”).
- twelfth gradeThe period in school that comes after eleventh grade and, rarely in the US, before thirteenth grade.
- Twelfth cakeA decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth Night (which is either the evening of January 5th or of January 6th, depending on interpretation).
- Twelfth Nightsplural of Twelfth Night: A Christian festival marking the coming of Epiphany and concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas, traditionally falling on the evening of January 5 (i.e., on the eve of Twelfth Day, January 6), but also sometimes …
- Glorious Twelfth12 August, the start of the shooting season for red grouse, and to a lesser extent the ptarmigan, in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- perfect twelfthThe interval between the first and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans nineteen semitones or twelve degrees of the diatonic scale.
- twelfth manA designated substitute player who may field but not bat or bowl.
- twelfth cranial nerveSynonym of hypoglossal nerve: Either of the 12th and final pair of cranial nerves which are motor nerves arising from the medulla oblongata and supplying muscles of the tongue in higher vertebrates.
- twelfth graderA pupil who is in twelfth grade.
- Twelfth Daysplural of Twelfth Day: Synonym of Epiphany (“an annual Christian feast on the twelfth day after Christmas Day (6 January) celebrating the appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi”).
- Twelfth MonthDecember, the twelfth month of the year.
- twelfth day cakeA Twelfth cake.
- Twelfth cakesplural of Twelfth cake: A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth Night (which is either the evening of January 5th or of January 6th, depending on interpretation).
- twelfth gradersplural of twelfth grader: A pupil who is in twelfth grade.
- twelfth gradesplural of twelfth grade: The period in school that comes after eleventh grade and, rarely in the US, before thirteenth grade.
- twelfth menplural of twelfth man: A designated substitute player who may field but not bat or bowl.
- twelfth pieSynonym of mince pie: A pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (now usually in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients.
- twelfth piesplural of twelfth pie: A pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (now usually in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients.
- twelfth day cakesplural of twelfth day cake: A Twelfth cake.
- Twelfth Night pieSynonym of mince pie: A pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (now usually in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients.
- Twelfth Night piesplural of Twelfth Night pie: A pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (now usually in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients.
- Twelfth-tideAlternative form of Twelfthtide: The season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself.
Compound words 2
- twelfthlyIn the twelfth place.
- TwelfthtideThe season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself.