12-letter words containing f, a, t, i, h
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- fianchettoed — Simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto.
- fifth estate — any class or group in society other than the nobility, the clergy, the middle class, and the press.
- fifth-grader — a student in the fifth grade of the American education system
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- fire watcher — a person who watches for fires, esp those caused by aerial bombardment
- firebreather — A performer who creates fireballs by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame.
- firth of tay — the estuary of the River Tay on the North Sea coast of Scotland. Length: 40 km (25 miles)
- fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
- fishing boat — vessel: for fishing
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- flat-hunting — the activity of looking for a flat in which to live
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- flight arrow — an arrow having a conical or pyramidal head without barbs.
- float switch — an electric switch controlled by a conductor floating in a liquid.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
- graft hybrid — a hybrid plant that is produced by grafting and that exhibits characters of both the stock and the scion.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- halfwittedly — In a halfwitted manner.
- hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- heath family — the plant family Ericaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, and woody plants growing in acid soil and having simple leaves, often showy flowers either solitary or in clusters, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the azalea, blueberry, cranberry, heather, madrone, mountain laurel, rhododendron, and trailing arbutus.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- hydatidiform — like or resembling a hydatid
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- in bad faith — intending to deceive sb
- in the frame — If someone is in the frame for something such as a job or position, they are being considered for it.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- match-fixing — the act of arranging the outcome of a sports match prior to its being played
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- old faithful — one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- rabbitfishes — Plural form of rabbitfish.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- safari shirt — a shirt resembling a bush jacket.
- safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
- scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.