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16-letter words containing f, i, t, h, e, a

  • harvey firestoneHarvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
  • have no time for — not tolerate
  • head post office — the main post office in a town
  • headhunting firm — a recruiting agency
  • heat of reaction — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a product is formed at constant pressure
  • heat of solution — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance dissolves completely in a large volume of solvent
  • high-pass filter — a filter that allows high-frequency electromagnetic signals to pass while rejecting or attenuating others below a specific value.
  • in at the finish — being present or taking part at the conclusion, as of a contest
  • in the nature of — essentially the same as; by way of
  • in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
  • intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
  • irish free state — former name of the Republic of Ireland.
  • larger than life — If you say that someone or something is larger than life, you mean that they appear or behave in a way that seems more exaggerated or important than usual.
  • larger-than-life — exceedingly imposing, impressive, or memorable, especially in appearance or forcefulness: a larger-than-life leader.
  • left parenthesis — (character)   "(". ASCII character 40. Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; open; paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (")" = already); lparen; ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round bracket, INTERCAL: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" = unparenthisey); left ear. Paired with right parenthesis (")").
  • life after death — If you talk about life after death, you are discussing the possibility that people may continue to exist in some form after they die.
  • life-threatening — endangering life: a life-threatening illness.
  • make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
  • matthew flindersMatthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
  • matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
  • mayfield heights — a city in N Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
  • not the faintest — no idea whatsoever
  • on the safe side — as a precaution
  • pathetic fallacy — the endowment of nature, inanimate objects, etc., with human traits and feelings, as in the smiling skies; the angry sea.
  • phosphor fatigue — screen saver
  • physical fitness — good physical condition
  • prince's feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
  • prince's-feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
  • rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
  • right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
  • safety mechanism — a psychological or physiological response in an individual that protects the individual from harm
  • schiff's reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
  • shifting spanner — an adjustable spanner
  • silky flycatcher — any of several passerine birds of the family Ptilogonatidae, of the southwestern U.S. to Panama, related to the waxwings.
  • slap in the face — smack on the cheek
  • soft in the head — stupid or foolish
  • south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
  • stephen f austinAlfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
  • take (to) flight — to run away; flee
  • take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
  • thallium sulfate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Tl 2 SO 4 , used chiefly as an insecticide and rodenticide.
  • the arabian gulf — the arm of the Arabian Sea between SW Iran and Arabia; important for the oilfields on its shores
  • the fact remains — You say the fact remains that something is the case when you want to emphasize that the situation must be accepted.
  • the first family — a President's family
  • the hill of tara — the historic seat of the ancient Irish kings, in Co Meath near Dublin
  • theatre-francais — Comédie Française.
  • throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
  • two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
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