13-letter words containing f, o, e, h, n

hottentot fig — a succulent plant, Mesembryanthemum edule, of southern Africa, having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp: family Aizoaceae
hyperfunction — abnormally increased function, especially of glands or other organs.
hypoperfusion — (medicine) Decreased perfusion of blood through an organ.
ichneumon fly — any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.
in the act of — while committing: crime, transgression
in the offing — the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground.
in the pay of — If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.
in the way of — similar to, like
john fletcher — John, 1579–1625, English dramatist: collaborated with Francis Beaumont 1606?–16; with Philip Massinger 1613–25.
john wycliffe — John, c1320–84, English theologian, religious reformer, and Biblical translator.
line of sight — Also called line of sighting. an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.
loop of henle — the part of a nephron between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules that extends, in a loop, from the cortex into the medulla of the kidney.
milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
modern french — the French language since c1600.
motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
new-fashioned — lately come into fashion; made in a new style, fashion, etc.
ninety-fourth — next after the ninety-third; being the ordinal number for 94.
no fewer than — You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
norman french — Also called Norman. the French dialect of the Normans or of Normandy.
ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
of the moment — You use of the moment to describe someone or something that is or was especially popular at a particular time, especially when you want to suggest that their popularity is unlikely to last long or did not last long.
off the chain — wildly entertaining
off the wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
offhandedness — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
on the eve of — the evening before
on the fiddle — If someone is on the fiddle, they get money by doing illegal or dishonest things.
photofinisher — a person whose profession is photofinishing
porcupinefish — 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.
refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
rose of china — China rose (def 2).
school friend — A school friend is a friend of yours who is at the same school as you, or who used to be at the same school when you were children.
self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
self-soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
soothfastness — the state of being soothfast
southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
staghorn fern — any of several epiphytic Old World ferns of the genus Platycerium, having broad, often antlerlike leaves and cultivated as a houseplant.
sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
tea-of-heaven — a shrub, Hydrangea macrophylla serrata, of the saxifrage family, native to Japan and Korea, having hairy, ovate leaves and flat or slightly arched clusters of blue or white flowers.
the far north — the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of the world
the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
the foregoing — the one or ones previously mentioned
the offensive — an attitude or position of aggression
the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
thereinbefore — before that
think less of — to have a lower opinion of
think more of — to have a higher opinion of

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