11-letter words containing f, i, h
- 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
- prefinished — coated or treated before use or sale: prefinished wood.
- prize fight — A prize fight is a boxing match where the boxers are paid to fight, especially one that is not official.
- proxy fight — a contest between factions of stockholders in a company, in which each group attempts to gain control by soliciting signed proxy statements for sufficient votes.
- rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
- refurbisher — a person who refurbishes
- rhagadiform — of or relating to rhagades
- 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.
- right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
- 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.
- rush family — the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.
- scene shift — the changing of scenes during a play
- schiff base — the product of the chemical association of an aldehyde with a primary amine
- school life — the period of your life that you spend at school
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- selfishness — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- sheriffwick — shrievalty.
- shield fern — any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield-shaped indusia.
- shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
- shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
- shifty-eyed — having the appearance of being dishonest, esp as signified by a lack of eye contact
- ship of war — warship.
- shirt front — the front of a shirt, especially the part that is exposed when a jacket or vest is worn.
- shoofly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- shoplifting — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- showing-off — behaviour designed to impress people
- shufflingly — in the manner of a shuffle
- sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
- silk finish — the appearance of paint, fabric etc with regard to its smoothness and light reflecting quality
- singingfish — midshipman (def 3).
- sixty-fifth — next after the sixty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 65.
- sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
- soldierfish — any of several squirrelfishes of the family Holocentridae.
- sonofabitch — an abusive term of address or of description
- sound shift — a gradual alteration or series of alterations in the pronunciation of a set of sounds, esp of vowels
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- spanish fir — a species of fir native to S Spain and N Morocco, Abies pinsapo
- spanish fly — Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac.
- speechifier — to make a speech or speeches; harangue.
- spendthrift — a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
- split shift — a work period divided into two parts that are separated by an interval longer than a normal rest period
- standoffish — somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly.
- stick shift — a manually operated transmission for an automotive vehicle, with the shift lever set either in the floor or on the steering column.
- stitchcraft — needlework or embroidery