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

  • luck of the draw — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
  • make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
  • man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
  • man-of-the-earth — a morning glory, Ipomoea pandurata, of eastern North America, having white flowers and a very large, tuberous root.
  • manhood suffrage — the right of adult male citizens to vote
  • marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
  • matron of honour — a married woman serving as chief attendant to a bride
  • matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
  • mohammed of ghor — (Mu'izz-ad-din) died 1206, Muslim Sultan of Ghazni 1173–1206: established Muslim power in India.
  • no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
  • north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
  • north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
  • of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
  • off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
  • 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.
  • paraformaldehyde — a white, crystalline polymer of formaldehyde, (HCOH) n , from which it is obtained by evaporation of the aqueous solution: used chiefly as an antiseptic.
  • parrot's-feather — a South American water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum, having hairlike pinnate leaves, widely cultivated as an aquarium plant.
  • pearly razorfish — See under razorfish.
  • phosphor fatigue — screen saver
  • place of worship — religious house: church, temple
  • rape of the lock — a mock-epic poem (1712) by Alexander Pope.
  • rate of exchange — exchange rate.
  • 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.
  • shaft horsepower — the horsepower delivered to the driving shaft of an engine, as measured by a torsion meter. Abbreviation: shp, SHP.
  • shortfin corvina — See under corvina.
  • soft pornography — soft-core pornography.
  • 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 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 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.
  • top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
  • train of thought — sequence of ideas
  • 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.
  • uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
  • way of the cross — stations of the cross.
  • way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
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