11-letter words containing f, e, t, h
- leaf blotch — a symptom or phase of certain especially fungal diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic discoloration of the leaves.
- leaf sheath — the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- leatherleaf — an evergreen shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and one-sided clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in bogs in North America.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- left-handed — having the left hand more dominant or effective than the right; preferably using the left hand: a left-handed pitcher.
- left-hander — a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.
- lethiferous — lethal.
- light-faced — (of type) having a weight of type characterized by light thin lines
- lone father — a father with no wife or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- magherafelt — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 40 837 (2003 est). Area: 572 sq km (221 sq miles)
- mantelshelf — mantel (def 2).
- metchnikoff — Élie [French ey-lee] /French eɪˈli/ (Show IPA), (Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov) 1845–1916, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist in France: Nobel Prize in medicine 1908.
- mike fright — extreme nervousness experienced on speaking into a microphone, as on radio or television.
- mothercraft — skill and knowledge in looking after children
- mothproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of mothproof.
- mothproofer — an agent that prevents moths from destroying materials or garments
- net fishing — Fishing using a net, esp a large commercial drift net
- northcliffe — Viscount, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth.
- not hear of — to forbid or refuse to consider
- of the hour — most prominent at this time
- off the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- off the bat — straight away, from the very start
- off the map — no longer important or in existence (esp in the phrase wipe off the map)
- off the top — from gross income
- off-the-job — done, received, or happening away from or while not at one's job: off-the-job research.
- off-the-peg — ready-to-wear.
- on the cuff — a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve.
- on the flat — On the flat means on level ground.
- on the hoof — (of livestock) alive
- overfraught — too fraught
- overfreight — to load too heavily
- panel thief — a thief who secretly robs the customers in a panel house.
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pin-feather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- pitch-faced — (of a stone) having all arrises in the same plane and the faces roughly dressed with a pick.
- prefectship — the position of, or period served as, a prefect
- prize fight — A prize fight is a boxing match where the boxers are paid to fight, especially one that is not official.
- proof sheet — a printer's proof.
- rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
- refreshment — something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
- return half — the return part of a two-way ticket
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- right field — the area of the outfield to the right of center field, as viewed from home plate.
- room father — a male volunteer, often the father of a student, who assists an elementary-school teacher, as by working with students who need extra help.
- roosterfish — a large, edible fish, Nematistius pectoralis, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean, having the first dorsal fin composed of brightly colored filamentous rays.
- rufter hood — a temporary, loosely fitted hood used on newly captured hawks.
- safety hook — a hook that can be transformed into an eye by locking a hinged piece in place.
- scene shift — the changing of scenes during a play
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.