0%

16-letter words containing a, r, t, h, i

  • find favour with — to be approved of by someone
  • fingertip search — When the police carry out a fingertip search of a place, they examine it for evidence in a very detailed way.
  • fish or cut bait — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
  • fisherman's knot — a knot for joining two ropes of equal thickness consisting of an overhand knot or double overhand knot by each rope round the other, so that the two knots jam when pulled tight
  • flash eliminator — a device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the flash made by the ignited propellant gases
  • flight formation — an arrangement of two or more airplanes flying together in a group, usually in a predetermined pattern.
  • flight indicator — artificial horizon (def 3).
  • flight simulator — a device used in pilot and crew training that provides a cockpit environment and sensations of flight under actual conditions.
  • floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
  • fool around with — have casual sex
  • for the duration — If you say that something will happen for the duration, you mean that it will happen for as long as a particular situation continues.
  • for the meantime — For the meantime means for a period of time from now until something else happens.
  • forbid the banns — to raise an objection to a marriage announced in this way
  • forward-thinking — planning or tending to plan for the future; forward-looking.
  • fraternity house — a house occupied by a college or university fraternity.
  • freight terminal — (on a rail network) a place where freight is stored while awaiting onward transport
  • ft share indexes — any of a number of share indexes published by the Financial Times to reflect various aspects of stock exchange prices
  • garfield heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • general hospital — A general hospital is a hospital that does not specialize in the treatment of particular illnesses or patients.
  • get sth straight — If you get something straight, you make sure that you understand it properly or that someone else does.
  • give a hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.
  • gnu archive site — (body)   The main GNU FTP archive is on gnu.org but copies ("mirrors") of some or all of the files there are also held on many other computers around the world. To avoid overloading gnu.org and the Internet you should FTP files from the machine closest to yours. Look for a directory like /pub/gnu, /mirrors/gnu, /systems/gnu or /archives/gnu.
  • go off the rails — If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law.
  • graphics adapter — graphics adaptor
  • graphics adaptor — (hardware, graphics)   (Or "graphics adapter", "graphics card", "video adaptor", etc.) A circuit board fitted to a computer, especially an IBM PC, containing the necessary video memory and other electronics to provide a bitmap display. Adaptors vary in the resolution (number of pixels) and number of colours they can display, and in the refresh rate they support. These parameters are also limited by the monitor to which the adaptor is connected. A number of such display standards, e.g. SVGA, have become common and different software requires or supports different sets.
  • great-grandchild — a grandchild of one's son or daughter.
  • growth potential — capability of expanding
  • haemochromatosis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemochromatosis.
  • hair conditioner — a substance used, often after shampooing, to detangle and improve the condition of the hair. Like shampoo, it is applied to wet hair and then rinsed out after applying.
  • hairbrush cactus — a stout, spiny cactus, Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum, of Mexico, having white flowers and bristly fruits sometimes used locally as combs.
  • hamiltonian tour — Hamiltonian problem
  • hammerstein (ii) — Oscar1895-1960; U.S. librettist & lyricist of musical comedies
  • hamstring injury — an instance of physical damage to a person's hamstring
  • hang around with — to associate or socialize with
  • haptic interface — (interface, hardware)   A touch interface to a computer that provides feedback, such as a data glove.
  • hard put (to it) — having considerable difficulty or trouble
  • hard times token — any of a series of U.S. copper tokens, issued 1834–41, bearing a political inscription or advertising message and serving as currency during coin shortages.
  • harvest festival — religious celebration of crops gathered
  • harvey firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
  • have a hard time — experience difficulties
  • have a word with — discuss
  • have no time for — not tolerate
  • haversian system — a Haversian canal and the series of concentric bony plates surrounding it.
  • hawksbill turtle — a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.
  • headhunting firm — a recruiting agency
  • headmistressship — (rare) Alternative form of headmistress-ship.
  • health authority — a government agency that is responsible for NHS care in a particular area
  • health inspector — a public employee who inspects places such as restaurants, shops, factories etc to make sure they are hygienic and do not pose any dangers to health
  • health insurance — insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization.
  • heat of reaction — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a product is formed at constant pressure
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?