15-letter words containing h, a, f, t, e

halfheartedness — The characteristic of being half-hearted.
have itchy feet — to be restless; have a desire to travel
have the ear of — to be in a position to influence
health benefits — positive effects on health
heart of hearts — the depths of one's conscience or emotions
heavenly father — a term used to address or refer to God
hoffman estates — a city in NE Illinois.
hour after hour — continuously for many hours
housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
if the cap fits — the allusion or criticism seems to be appropriate to a particular person
in fine feather — one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
in the hands of — under the control of
in the shape of — You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
infeasible path — dead code
kaffeeklatscher — a person who participates, especially regularly, in a kaffee klatsch.
kaffeeklatsches — Plural form of kaffeeklatsch.
keep faith with — If you keep faith with someone you have made a promise to or something you believe in, you continue to support them even when it is difficult to do so.
law of the mean — the theorem that for a function continuous on a closed interval and differentiable on the corresponding open interval, there is a point in the interval such that the difference in functional values at the endpoints is equal to the derivative evaluated at the particular point and multiplied by the difference in the endpoints.
lay of the land — the general state or condition of affairs under consideration; the facts of a situation: We asked a few questions to get the lay of the land.
least killifish — a fish, Heterandria formosa, of coastal swamps from South Carolina to Florida, that feeds on mosquito larvae.
leave the field — to back out of a competition, contest, etc
left-hand drive — A left-hand drive vehicle has the steering wheel on the left side, and is designed to be used in countries where people drive on the right-hand side of the road.
lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
lie of the land — the topography of the land
make a habit of — If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often.
make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
make it hot for — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
make the effort — try
man of the hour — a man who is honored by a group.
mother of pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
mother-of-pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
not the half of — only a small part of
old father time — time personified
on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
paraffin heater — a heater which is fuelled by paraffin
peacock feather — a (distinctive and brightly coloured) feather from the peacock
photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
phytoflagellate — any microscopic flagellate that is photosynthetic.
pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
potash feldspar — any of the feldspar minerals having the composition KAlSi 3 O 8 , as orthoclase.
primary feather — any of the flight feathers growing from the manus of a bird's wing

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