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11-letter words containing f, i, s, h

  • 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
  • surgeonfish — any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.
  • swing shift — a work shift in industry from midafternoon until midnight.
  • sword fight — duel with long-bladed weapons
  • syrphid fly — any of numerous beelike or wasplike flies of the family Syrphidae that feed on the nectar and pollen of flowers and have larvae that feed on decaying vegetation or prey on aphids.
  • test flight — a flight made to observe the performance characteristics of a new aircraft or spacecraft.
  • that's life — expressing acceptance of fate
  • the fact is — You use the fact is or the fact of the matter is to introduce and draw attention to a summary or statement of the most important point about what you have been saying.
  • the fidgets — restless, uneasy feelings or movements
  • the fifties — the numbers or years, as of a century, from fifty through fifty-nine
  • the five ks — items traditionally worn or carried by Sikhs, each possessing a symbolic importance
  • the flemish — the Flemings collectively
  • the forties — the numbers 40–49 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
  • the offside — the side of a vehicle nearest the centre of the road (in Britain, the right side)
  • thiosulfate — a salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.
  • thrift shop — a retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices.
  • thriftiness — practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.
  • thuriferous — producing frankincense
  • tightfisted — parsimonious; stingy; tight.
  • tischendorf — Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von [loh-buh-gawt free-drikh kawn-stahn-teen fuh n] /ˈloʊ bəˌgɔt ˈfri drɪx ˌkɔn stɑnˈtin fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–74, German Biblical critic.
  • toffishness — the quality or state of being toffish
  • triggerfish — any of various compressed, deep-bodied fishes of the genus Balistes and allied genera, chiefly inhabiting tropical seas, having an anterior dorsal fin with three stout spines: some are edible while others are poisonous.
  • trumpetfish — any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position.
  • unfashioned — not fashioned or made; not formed
  • unfinishing — the act of leaving unfinished
  • unfurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
  • unselfishly — not selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic.
  • vowel shift — a systematic phonetic change in a language's vowels
  • walfish bay — Walvis Bay.
  • warfighters — Plural form of warfighter.
  • weatherfish — any of several loaches of the genus Misgurnus, especially the European M. fossilis, which shows increased activity in response to changes in barometric pressure.
  • werewolfish — characteristic of a werewolf
  • wharfingers — Plural form of wharfinger.
  • whiskeyfied — (of a person, voice, etc) affected by excessive whisky drinking
  • whistle for — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
  • white frost — a heavy coating of frost.
  • whitefishes — Plural form of whitefish.
  • whitefriars — a district in central London, England.
  • wishfulness — The state or quality of being wishful; sometimes specifically wishful thinking.
  • witchcrafts — Plural form of witchcraft.
  • wolfishness — The quality of being wolfish.
  • wreckfishes — Plural form of wreckfish.
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