14-letter words containing f, e, t, h
- follow the sea — to make one's living by serving on oceangoing ships
- fonthill abbey — a ruined Gothic Revival mansion in Wiltshire: rebuilt (1790–1810) for William Beckford by James Wyatt; the main tower collapsed in 1800 and, after rebuilding, again in 1827
- food-gathering — procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
- foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
- for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
- for the better — by way of improvement
- for the moment — for now
- for the record — officially, openly
- for the use of — If something is for the use of a particular person or group of people, it is for that person or group to use.
- force of habit — behavior occurring without thought and by virtue of constant repetition; habit.
- force the pace — to adopt a high speed or rate of procedure
- forenoon watch — the watch from 8 a.m. until noon.
- foreshortening — Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
- forethoughtful — full of or having forethought; provident.
- formal methods — (mathematics, specification) Mathematically based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems.
- formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
- forthrightness — The characteristic or quality of being forthright.
- fortune hunter — a person who hopes to prosper, especially through marriage to someone of wealth.
- fortune-hunter — a person who hopes to prosper, especially through marriage to someone of wealth.
- fortysomething — A person whose age is between forty and forty-nine years, inclusive; someone in his or her forties.
- foster brother — a boy brought up with another child of different parents.
- freight engine — a locomotive for pulling freight trains, designed for high drawbar pull rather than high speed.
- french cricket — a child's game resembling cricket, in which the batsman's legs are used as the wicket
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- french tickler — a condom designed with knobs, projections, etc.
- fresh out (of) — having just sold or used up the last one or part (of)
- freshness date — the last date, usually specified on the label or packaging, that a food, as bread, is considered fresh, although it may be sold, ordinarily at reduced prices, or eaten after that date.
- freshwater eel — any of a family (Anguillidae) of eels that live in streams, lakes, etc. and migrate to the sea to spawn
- friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
- fringe theatre — theatrical performance that is unconventional or otherwise distinct from the mainstream
- from the first — From the first means ever since something started.
- from the floor — during the time of a game when active defense is permitted
- front of house — restaurant
- frozen yoghurt — a dessert made from sweetened yoghurt that has been frozen
- fuller's earth — an absorbent clay, used especially for removing grease from fabrics, in fulling cloth, as a filter, and as a dusting powder.
- get funny with — to be impudent to
- get hold of sb — If you get hold of someone, you manage to contact them.
- get rid of sth — When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
- graeffe method — a method, involving the squaring of roots, for approximating the solutions to algebraic equations.
- grandfathering — Present participle of grandfather.
- group of eight — the Group of Seven nations and Russia, whose heads of government meet to discuss economic matters and international relations
- group of three — Japan, US, and Germany (formerly West Germany), regarded as the largest industrialized nations
- guest of honor — a person in whose honor a dinner, party, etc., is given.
- half-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- half-forgotten — a past participle of forget.
- half-heartedly — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- half-note rest — a pause of half a semibreve
- half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.