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

king of the forest — the oak tree.
king-of-the-salmon — a ribbonfish, Trachypterus altivelis, of northern parts of the Pacific Ocean.
knights of pythias — a fraternal order founded in Washington, D.C., in 1864.
laying on of hands — Theology. a rite in which the cleric's hands are placed on the head of a person being confirmed, ordained, or the like.
like a house afire — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
lives of the poets — a collection (1779–81), by Samuel Johnson, of biographical and critical essays on 52 English poets.
logical shift left — logical shift
lord chief justice — the presiding judge of Britain's High Court of Justice, the superior court of record for both criminal and civil cases.
malicious mischief — willful destruction of personal property motivated by ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.
metamorphic facies — Geology. a group of metamorphic rock units characterized by particular mineralogic associations.
microsoft exchange — (messaging) Microsoft's messaging and enterprise collaboration server. Exchange's primary role is as an electronic mail message store but it can also store calendars, task lists, contact details, and other data.
minister of health — a person appointed to head the government department of health
negative cash flow — the situation when income is less than payments
nike of samothrace — a Greek marble statue (c200 b.c.) of Nike found at Samothrace and now in the Louvre, Paris.
north bedfordshire — a city in Bedfordshire, in central England.
offset lithography — offset (def 6).
oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
philosophy of life — any philosophical view or vision of the nature or purpose of life or of the way that life should be lived.
purchasing officer — the member of staff in an organization who is responsible for buying goods or products
rufous hummingbird — a reddish-brown hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, of western North America.
schofield barracks — a town on central Oahu, in central Hawaii.
school certificate — (in England and Wales between 1917 and 1951 and currently in New Zealand) a certificate awarded to school pupils who pass a public examination: the equivalent of GCSE
school of motoring — a centre where people pay for lessons to learn to drive
scottish blackface — a common breed of hardy mountain sheep having horns and a black face, kept chiefly on the mainland of Scotland
self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
shift one's ground — to change one's argument or defense
shoot from the hip — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
shrubby cinquefoil — a small shrub, Potentilla fruticosa, of the rose family, native to the Northern temperate region, having pinnate leaves and numerous, showy, bright-yellow flowers.
sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
sit at the feet of — to be an admiring disciple of
sixth-form college — (in England and Wales) a college offering A-level and other courses to pupils over sixteen from local schools, esp from those that do not have sixth forms
slip of the tongue — If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake.
smooth fox terrier — a breed of short-haired fox terrier with a mostly white, smooth coat.
sodium hyposulfite — sodium thiosulfate.
sodium thiosulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na 2 S 2 O 3 ⋅5H 2 O, used as a bleach and in photography as a fixing agent.
soft touch sealing — Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank, with characteristics designed for softness, used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated.
solid-fuel heating — heating that uses solid fuel, such as coal or coke
sonic depth finder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
state of the union — A State of the Union speech or address is a speech, given once a year, in which the president of the United States talks about the current political issues that affect the country as a whole and about his plans for the year ahead.
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
the first sea lord — the senior of the two serving naval officers who sits on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
thrift-institution — economical management; economy; frugality.
throw oneself into — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
to twist the knife — If you twist the knife or if you turn the knife in someone's wound, you do or say something to make an unpleasant situation they are in even more unpleasant.
transmission shaft — a shaft that rotates transmitting motion from the engine to the differential gear

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