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16-letter words containing f, a, t, h, e, d

  • rule of the road — any of the regulations concerning the safe handling of vessels under way with respect to one another, imposed by a government on ships in its own waters or upon its own ships on the high seas.
  • soft in the head — stupid or foolish
  • south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
  • streets ahead of — superior to, more advanced than, etc
  • sutherland falls — a waterfall in New Zealand, on SW South Island. 1904 feet (580 meters) high.
  • take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
  • twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
  • way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
  • wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
  • with a free hand — with generosity; lavishly
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