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15-letter words containing f, a, i, t, h

  • make a habit of — If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often.
  • make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
  • make it hot for — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
  • make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • malpighian tuft — glomerulus (def 2).
  • multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
  • not lift a hand — to do nothing; not even try
  • old father time — time personified
  • on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
  • out of thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
  • oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
  • paraffin heater — a heater which is fuelled by paraffin
  • photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
  • pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
  • pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
  • plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
  • primary feather — any of the flight feathers growing from the manus of a bird's wing
  • public footpath — a footpath along which the public has right of way
  • rheumatic fever — a serious disease, associated with streptococcal infections, usually affecting children, characterized by fever, swelling and pain in the joints, sore throat, and cardiac involvement.
  • rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
  • right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
  • right of search — the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure.
  • rightabout-face — a turning directly about so as to face in the opposite direction
  • saffian leather — leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
  • schiffs-reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
  • self-banishment — to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
  • sheffield plate — sheet copper with a cladding of silver.
  • shelikof strait — a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.
  • ship's manifest — a list of the shipments or cargo that a vessel is carrying
  • sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
  • spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
  • speaking of sth — You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
  • starfish flower — carrion flower (def 2).
  • straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
  • strike the flag — to relinquish command, esp of a ship
  • teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
  • tenant in chief — a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king.
  • tenant-in-chief — a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king.
  • thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
  • the affirmative — the side in a debate that supports the proposition
  • the classifieds — a section of classified advertising in a publication
  • the first-named — something that is specified or named first
  • the gift of gab — If someone has the gift of gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people.
  • the holy family — the infant Jesus, Mary, and St Joseph
  • the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • the reformation — the 16th-cent. religious movement that aimed at reforming the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in establishing the Protestant churches
  • theatrical film — a film made for exhibition in theaters, as distinguished from one made for television.
  • theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
  • three of a kind — a set of three cards of the same denomination.
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