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

function shift — a change in the syntactic function of a word, as when the noun mushroom is used as an intransitive verb
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.
goodfellowship — cheerful company
half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
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.
heat of fusion — the heat absorbed by a unit mass of a given solid at its melting point that completely converts the solid to a liquid at the same temperature: equal to the heat of solidification.
heterospecific — belonging to a different species or group
holland finish — an oil and sizing or starch finish applied to cotton fabrics to increase their opacity and strength.
holy of holies — a place of special sacredness.
in case of sth — If you do something or have something in case of a particular thing, you do it or have it because that thing might happen or be true.
in lieu of sth — If you do, get, or give one thing in lieu of another, you do, get, or give it instead of the other thing, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance.
in the forties — between 40 and 49 degrees in temperature
instead of sth — If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
kettle of fish — an awkward, difficult, or bad situation; muddle; mess: He's managed to get himself into a fine kettle of fish!
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.
of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
out of fashion — no longer popular
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
parrot-fashion — If you learn or repeat something parrot-fashion, you do it accurately but without really understanding what it means.
phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
photofinishing — the act or occupation of developing films, printing photographs, etc.
porcupine fish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
profit sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
profit-sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
rafraichissoir — a table of the 18th century having a cooler for bottles and shelves for plates.
raise the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
ross ice shelf — an ice barrier filling the S part of the Ross Sea.
sacchariferous — containing or yielding sugar.
salmon fishing — the sport of angling for salmon
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.
share of voice — the proportion of the total audience or readership commanded by a media group across its full range of publishing and broadcasting activities
shifty-looking — having the appearance of being dishonest
shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
sigh of relief — audible breath when difficulty is over
smooth dogfish — any of several requiem sharks having no spines in front of the dorsal fin, especially Mustelus canis, ranging along the American coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
son of a bitch — a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel.
southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
the five towns — the name given in his fiction by Arnold Bennett to the Potteries towns (actually six in number) of Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent, and Tunstall, now part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent
the footlights — the theater, or acting as a profession
thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.

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