16-letter words containing f, a, n, t, h
- safety mechanism — a psychological or physiological response in an individual that protects the individual from harm
- sawn-off shotgun — A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden.
- schiff's reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- self-enhancement — to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: The candlelight enhanced her beauty.
- self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- shifting spanner — an adjustable spanner
- shortfin corvina — See under corvina.
- shugart, alan f. — Alan F. Shugart
- slap in the face — smack on the cheek
- soft in the head — stupid or foolish
- soft pornography — soft-core pornography.
- south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- stephen f austin — Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- sutherland falls — a waterfall in New Zealand, on SW South Island. 1904 feet (580 meters) high.
- the arabian gulf — the arm of the Arabian Sea between SW Iran and Arabia; important for the oilfields on its shores
- 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 gang of four — a radical faction within the Chinese Communist Party that emerged as a political force in the spring of 1976 and was suppressed later that year. Its members, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing, were tried and imprisoned (1981)
- the gentle craft — fishing
- theatre-francais — Comédie Française.
- thomas jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
- throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
- throw oneself at — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
- 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.
- train of thought — sequence of ideas
- 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
- with a free hand — with generosity; lavishly
- 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.