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14-letter words containing f, h, o, l

  • loophole frame — a frame in the opening of a wall enclosing a window and some other opening.
  • medal of honor — The Medal of Honor is a medal that is given to members of the U.S. armed forces who have shown special courage or bravery in battle.
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • methyl formate — a colorless, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 2 H 4 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.
  • moon jellyfish — a coelenterate, Aurelia aurita, inhabiting all seas, having a luminescent milky-pink or milky-orange, umbrellalike disk 3–9 inches (8–23 cm) in diameter.
  • moonlight flit — a hurried departure at night, esp from rented accommodation to avoid payment of rent owed
  • mother of coal — mineral charcoal.
  • on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • parallel forth — Forth For the MPP.
  • platform shoes — shoes: thick sole
  • pound of flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
  • reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
  • right-to-lifer — someone who supports the right to life of the unborn and opposes abortion, experiments on embryos, etc
  • roll of honour — A roll of honour is a list of the names of people who are admired or respected for something they have done, such as doing very well in a sport or exam.
  • ross ice shelf — an ice barrier filling the S part of the Ross Sea.
  • ruhmkorff coil — induction coil.
  • salmon fishing — the sport of angling for salmon
  • school of arts — a public building in a small town, originally one used for adult education
  • school of mind — (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the original unity of all things, to be grasped through the perfect attainment of jen.
  • school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
  • self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
  • self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
  • shifty-looking — having the appearance of being dishonest
  • shoo-fly plant — apple of Peru.
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • shoshone falls — waterfall on the Snake River, in S Ida.: c. 200 ft (61 m)
  • sigh of relief — audible breath when difficulty is over
  • snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
  • stand-off half — a player who acts as a link between his scrum half and three-quarter backs
  • stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
  • sulphur-flower — a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
  • take the floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
  • technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
  • the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
  • the footlights — the theater, or acting as a profession
  • the free world — the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist
  • the full monty — something in its entirety
  • the loony left — the extreme left
  • the oslo fjord — a bay in the southeast of Norway (an inlet of the Skagerrak)
  • thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
  • thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
  • thoughtfulness — showing consideration for others; considerate.
  • torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
  • total fighting — a combat sport in which very few restrictions are placed on the type of blows or tactics that may be used
  • touch football — an informal variety of football in which the touching, usually with both hands, of a ball-carrier by a member of the opposing team results in a down.
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • unthoughtfully — not thoughtfully; in an unthoughtful manner; thoughtlessly
  • waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
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