16-letter words containing f, i, h, o

in the course of — If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
in the middle of — at the centre of
in the nature of — essentially the same as; by way of
in the region of — You say in the region of to indicate that an amount that you are stating is approximate.
in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
in the throes of — If you are in the throes of doing or experiencing something, especially something difficult, you are busy doing it or are deeply involved in it.
intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
joachim of fiore — ?1132–1202 ad, Italian mystic and philosopher, best known for teaching that history can be divided into three ages, those of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
johnny foreigner — a person from a country other than those which make up the United Kingdom
junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
king of the hill — a game in which each player attempts to climb to the top of some point, as a mound of earth, and to prevent all others from pushing or pulling him or her off the top.
kirchhoff's laws — the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
knights of malta — the order of Hospitalers.
legion of honour — an order for civil or military merit instituted by Napoleon in France in 1802
lily-of-the-nile — a plant, Agapanthus africanus, of the amaryllis family, native to Africa, having large umbels of blue flowers.
lithium fluoride — a fine, white, slightly water-soluble powder, LiF, used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramics.
liver of sulphur — a mixture of potassium sulphides used as a fungicide and insecticide and in the treatment of skin diseases
lobe-finned fish — any fish that has rounded scales and lobed fins, as the coelacanth.
louisiana french — French as spoken in Louisiana; Cajun. Abbreviation: LaF.
mahmud of ghazni — a.d. 971?–1030, Muslim Amir of Ghazni 997–1030.
make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
not the faintest — no idea whatsoever
not the foggiest — no idea whatsoever
nothing short of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
on the safe side — as a precaution
on-the-spot fine — a fine that is charged immediately upon being caught and found guilty of a crime
orthoformic acid — a hypothetical acid, HC(OH) 3 , known only in the form of its esters.
ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
pearly razorfish — See under razorfish.
philip of swabia — 1180?–1208, king of Germany and uncrowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1198–1208 (son of Frederick I).
phosphor fatigue — screen saver
place of worship — religious house: church, temple
rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
saccharification — to convert (starch) into sugar.
scheme of things — Someone's scheme of things is the way in which they think that things in their life should be organized.
self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
ship of the line — a former sailing warship armed powerfully enough to serve in the line of battle, usually having cannons ranged along two or more decks; battleship.
shortfin corvina — See under corvina.
shoulder surfing — a form of credit-card fraud in which the perpetrator stands behind and looks over the shoulder of the victim as he or she withdraws money from an automated teller machine, memorizes the card details, and later steals the card
sit on the fence — to be unable or unwilling to commit oneself

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