16-letter words containing f, o, r, t, h

of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
off-the-shoulder — not covering the shoulder
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
on the stroke of — punctually at
one for the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
order of the day — the agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.
orthoformic acid — a hypothetical acid, HC(OH) 3 , known only in the form of its esters.
out of character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
parrot's-feather — a South American water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum, having hairlike pinnate leaves, widely cultivated as an aquarium plant.
phosphor fatigue — screen saver
rape of the lock — a mock-epic poem (1712) by Alexander Pope.
rate of exchange — exchange rate.
refreshment room — a room in a railway station where food and drink was served
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.
rule of the road — any of the regulations concerning the safe handling of vessels under way with respect to one another, imposed by a government on ships in its own waters or upon its own ships on the high seas.
saccharification — to convert (starch) into sugar.
self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
shaft horsepower — the horsepower delivered to the driving shaft of an engine, as measured by a torsion meter. Abbreviation: shp, SHP.
sheffer's stroke — a function of two sentences, equivalent to the negation of their conjunction, and written p|q (p and q are both not true) where p,q, are the arguments: p|q is false only when p,q are both true. It is possible to construct all truth functions out of this one alone
shortfin corvina — See under corvina.
soft furnishings — home fabrics
soft pornography — soft-core pornography.
something fierce — desperately, intensely
state of the art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
state-of-the-art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
streets ahead of — superior to, more advanced than, etc
the best part of — most of
the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
the first couple — the US president and their spouse
the foreign-born — immigrants of a country
the four hundred — the most exclusive or affluent social clique in a particular place
the gang of four — a radical faction within the Chinese Communist Party that emerged as a political force in the spring of 1976 and was suppressed later that year. Its members, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing, were tried and imprisoned (1981)
the hill of tara — the historic seat of the ancient Irish kings, in Co Meath near Dublin
the story of mel — The story of Mel, a Real Programmer
the years of sth — the period when sth happened or existed
thomas jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
throw for a loop — a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
throw oneself at — 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.
throw oneself on — to rely entirely upon
to hold the fort — If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else.
to stop short of — If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it.
top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
train of thought — sequence of ideas
twenty-four-hour — lasting for twenty-four hours
twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
way of the cross — stations of the cross.
way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.

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