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12-letter words containing f, i, t, h, e

  • hostile fire — an unintentional fire, from which any resulting loss can be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to friendly fire).
  • hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
  • hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
  • hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
  • in the field — Work or study that is done in the field is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
  • in the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
  • in the frame — If someone is in the frame for something such as a job or position, they are being considered for it.
  • kentish fire — prolonged clapping by an audience, especially in unison, indicating impatience or disapproval.
  • kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
  • knife switch — a form of air switch in which a moving element, usually a hinged blade, is placed between two contact clips.
  • lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
  • life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
  • light-footed — stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
  • lighter fuel — the fuel used in a cigarette or cigar lighter
  • mercy flight — an aircraft flight to bring a seriously ill or injured person to hospital from an isolated community
  • mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
  • night office — the office for matins.
  • ninety-fifth — next after the ninety-fourth; being the ordinal number for 95.
  • off the grid — not using any of the services, such as bank accounts, public utilites, etc, that allow a person's activities to be monitored by the authorities
  • off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
  • on the fritz — on the fritz, not in working order: Our TV went on the fritz last night.
  • ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
  • outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
  • photo relief — a method of showing the configuration of the relief of an area by photographing a model of it that is illuminated by a lamp in the northwest corner
  • pinch effect — the tendency of an electric conductor or stream of charged particles to constrict, caused by the action of a magnetic field that is produced by a flow of electricity.
  • pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
  • prizefighter — a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.
  • rabbitfishes — Plural form of rabbitfish.
  • red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
  • right-footer — (esp in Ireland) a Protestant
  • safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
  • scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
  • self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
  • sheath knife — a knife carried in a sheath.
  • shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
  • shirt-lifter — a homosexual
  • sixth former — student: 16-18
  • space flight — journey into outer space
  • stage fright — nervousness felt by a performer or speaker when appearing before an audience.
  • tail feather — one of the feathers making up a bird's tail
  • tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
  • the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
  • the fair sex — women collectively
  • the faithful — the believers in and loyal adherents of a religious faith, esp Christianity
  • the flickers — the cinema
  • the frizzies — the condition of having frizzy hair
  • the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • the sniffles — a cold in the head
  • the-firebird — a ballet (1910) with music by Stravinsky.
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