16-letter words containing c, h, i, f
- schiff's reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- schreiner finish — a lustrous surface imparted to a fabric by schreinerizing.
- shortfin corvina — See under corvina.
- silky flycatcher — any of several passerine birds of the family Ptilogonatidae, of the southwestern U.S. to Panama, related to the waxwings.
- sit on the fence — to be unable or unwilling to commit oneself
- slap in the face — smack on the cheek
- something fierce — desperately, intensely
- the fact remains — You say the fact remains that something is the case when you want to emphasize that the situation must be accepted.
- the first couple — the US president and their spouse
- the swiss-french — people from French-speaking Switzerland
- the welsh office — (formerly) a department of the British government with responsibility for Welsh policies. It was replaced by the Wales office in 1999.
- theatre-francais — Comédie Française.
- throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
- trailing fuchsia — a shrub, Fuchsia procumbens, of the evening primrose family, native to New Zealand, having long-stalked leaves and drooping, orange-and-purple flowers, used in hanging baskets.
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- winchester rifle — a type of magazine rifle, first made in about 1866.
- windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor
- within an ace of — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
- zone of leaching — A horizon.