15-letter words containing f, i, s, h, o

heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
in spite of sth — You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising.
in the hands of — under the control of
in the midst of — amid, among
in the shape of — You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
infants' school — kindergarten.
irish wolfhound — one of an Irish breed of large, tall dogs having a rough, wiry coat ranging in color from white to brindle to black.
isle of sheppey — an island in SE England, off the N coast of Kent in the Thames estuary: separated from the mainland by The Swale, a narrow channel. Chief towns: Sheerness, Minster. Pop: 37 852 (2001 est). Area: 80 sq km (30 sq miles)
isthmus of suez — a strip of land in NE Egypt, between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea: links Africa and Asia and is crossed by the Suez Canal
john of austria — ("Don John") 1547?–78, Spanish naval commander and general: victor at the battle of Lepanto.
kingsford-smith — Sir Charles (Edward). 1897–1935, Australian aviator and pioneer (with Charles Ulm) of trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman flights
kirchhoff's law — the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
longshore drift — beach drift.
man of his word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
man-of-war fish — a small, tropical fish, Nomeus gronovii, that lives among the tentacles of the Portuguese man-of-war.
multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
of one's choice — The thing or person of your choice is the one that you choose.
oil of the sick — holy oil used in the sacrament of extreme unction.
one for his nob — the call made with this jack, scoring one point
out of sight of — not in sight
oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
plain of sharon — a plain in W Israel, between the Mediterranean and the hills of Samaria, extending from Haifa to Tel Aviv
ray of sunshine — beam of sunlight
rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
right of search — the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure.
ronne ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in SW Weddell Sea, bordered by Ellsworth Land on the NW and Berkner Island on the E.
rose of jericho — an Asian plant, Anastatica hierochuntica, of the mustard family, which, after drying and curling up, expands when moistened.
round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
self-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
self-exhibition — an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view.
self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
self-worthiness — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
shelikof strait — a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.
shield of david — a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism.
shroud of turin — a linen cloth kept in the Cathedral of Turin, Italy, since the late 1500s that bears a faint life-size human image venerated by some as the imprint of the dead body of Jesus.
six of the best — six strokes with a cane on the buttocks or hand
sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
snubfin dolphin — Australian dolphin with a small dorsal fin
spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
speaking of sth — You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
spotted sunfish — a sunfish, Lepomis punctatus, inhabiting streams from South Carolina to Florida, having the body marked with longitudinal rows of spots.
starfish flower — carrion flower (def 2).
straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.

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