14-letter words containing f, a, n, s, h
- isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
- jackknife-fish — a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect.
- john atanasoff — John Vincent Atanasoff
- labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
- machine finish — a very smooth paper surface, created by a machine.
- midnight feast — a snack or many snacks eaten around midnight
- off one's head — If you say that someone is off their head, you think that their ideas or behaviour are very strange, foolish, or dangerous.
- on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
- on the surface — to all appearances
- one's head off — loudly or excessively
- out of fashion — no longer popular
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- panther fungus — a highly poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina, with a brownish cap covered with white cottony patches.
- parrot-fashion — If you learn or repeat something parrot-fashion, you do it accurately but without really understanding what it means.
- phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
- profit sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
- profit-sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
- queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
- redear sunfish — a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet.
- rose of heaven — a plant, Lychnis coeli-rosa, of the pink family, native to the Mediterranean region, having solitary terminal, rose-pink flowers.
- rose of sharon — Also called althea. a widely cultivated shrub or small tree, Hibiscus syriacus, of the mallow family, having showy white, reddish or purplish flowers.
- safety harness — apparatus with straps to secure sb
- salmon fishing — the sport of angling for salmon
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- shamefacedness — modest or bashful.
- shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
- shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
- shoo-fly plant — apple of Peru.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- shoshone falls — waterfall on the Snake River, in S Ida.: c. 200 ft (61 m)
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- son of a bitch — a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel.
- spearfisherman — a person who engages in spearfishing.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- stand the gaff — harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
- stand-off half — a player who acts as a link between his scrum half and three-quarter backs
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- teaching staff — those members of staff in a school, college, or university who teach
- thick and fast — If things happen thick and fast, they happen very quickly and in large numbers.
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- unfaithfulness — not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; faithless; disloyal.
- unthankfulness — the quality or condition of being unthankful; lack of thankfulness; ungratefulness
- unwatchfulness — the quality or state of being unwatchful
- vote of thanks — A vote of thanks is an official speech in which the speaker formally thanks a person for doing something.
- well-fashioned — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.