12-letter words containing f, e, t, h
- grandfathers — Plural form of grandfather.
- half brother — brother (def 2).
- half leather — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-brother — brother (def 2).
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- half-hearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- half-leather — half binding.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- halfwittedly — In a halfwitted manner.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- hatchet face — a thin face with sharp features.
- hatchet-face — a face with narrow dimensions and sharp features
- head for sth — If you a have a head for something, you can deal with it easily. For example, if you have a head for figures, you can do arithmetic easily, and if you have a head for heights, you can climb to a great height without feeling afraid.
- headforemost — headfirst (def 1).
- heart of oak — a brave person
- heartfulness — The state or quality of being heartful.
- 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.
- heavy-footed — clumsy or ponderous, as in movement or expressiveness: music that is heavy-footed and uninspired.
- hectic fever — a fever associated with tuberculosis
- herpetofauna — the reptiles and amphibians that inhabit a given area
- hertz effect — the effect of ultraviolet radiation in lowering the sparking voltage across a spark gap: an example of photoelectric effect.
- heterografts — Plural form of heterograft.
- hi-fi system — a complete system of high-quality sound-reproducing equipment
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- hit the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- hohenstaufen — a member of the royal family that ruled in Germany from 1138 to 1208 and from 1215 to 1254, and in Sicily from 1194 to 1266.
- hostile fire — an unintentional fire, from which any resulting loss can be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to friendly fire).
- housefathers — Plural form of housefather.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- in the field — Work or study that is done in the field is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
- in the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- in the frame — If someone is in the frame for something such as a job or position, they are being considered for it.
- kaffeeklatch — Alternative spelling of coffee klatch.
- kentish fire — prolonged clapping by an audience, especially in unison, indicating impatience or disapproval.
- kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
- knife switch — a form of air switch in which a moving element, usually a hinged blade, is placed between two contact clips.
- 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.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- light-footed — stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
- lighter fuel — the fuel used in a cigarette or cigar lighter
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- meet halfway — to compromise with
- mercy flight — an aircraft flight to bring a seriously ill or injured person to hospital from an isolated community
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.