14-letter words containing e, t, h, r, i, f
- fringe theatre — theatrical performance that is unconventional or otherwise distinct from the mainstream
- from the first — From the first means ever since something started.
- get rid of sth — When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
- grandfathering — Present participle of grandfather.
- group of eight — the Group of Seven nations and Russia, whose heads of government meet to discuss economic matters and international relations
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
- hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
- heteroflexible — (of a person) predominantly heterosexual but not exclusively so
- heterospecific — belonging to a different species or group
- hyperefficient — more efficient than normal
- hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
- in the forties — between 40 and 49 degrees in temperature
- interfere with — tamper with
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
- make free with — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- merthyr tydfil — an administrative district in Mid Glamorgan, in S Wales. 43 sq. mi. (113 sq. km).
- mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- pentland firth — a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.
- play with fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- raise the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- relief pitcher — a pitcher brought into a game to replace another pitcher, often in a critical situation.
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
- right-to-lifer — someone who supports the right to life of the unborn and opposes abortion, experiments on embryos, etc
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
- shift register — (in digital circuits) a register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- street fighter — a person whose style of fistfighting was learned in the streets, as opposed to a trained or proficient boxer.
- sulfuric ether — ether (def 1).
- tariff heading — the description of a product attached to a tariff line
- the federalist — a set of 85 articles by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, published in 1787 and 1788, analyzing the Constitution of the U.S. and urging its adoption
- the federation — the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901
- the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
- the kiwi ferns — the women's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand
- the-federalist — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- the-pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.