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10-letter words containing h, a, f, t

  • lamb shift — the small difference in energy between two states of the hydrogen atom detected by Willis Eugene Lamb (1913–2008), the US physicist
  • lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
  • leaf sight — a folding rear sight on certain rifles
  • leechcraft — The art of healing.
  • left heart — the half of the heart containing the left ventricle and left atrium, which supply oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
  • lefthanded — Alternative spelling of left-handed.
  • lefthander — Alternative spelling of left-hander.
  • lift shaft — the long vertical space through which a lift travels
  • light face — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
  • light-fast — not affected or faded by light, especially sunlight; colorfast when exposed to light.
  • lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
  • lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
  • loan-shift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
  • main shaft — the principal shaft of a motor, transmission, etc. (distinguished from jackshaft).
  • make shift — to manage or do the best one can (with whatever means are at hand)
  • makeshifts — Plural form of makeshift.
  • mineshafts — Plural form of mineshaft.
  • mowrah fat — a yellow, semifluid fat expressed from the seeds of several trees of the genus Madhuca, used in making soap and as an adulterant in butter.
  • multiflash — (of a photographic image) created using several flashes in quick succession in order to depict the successive stages of a movement or action sequence
  • neufchatel — a soft, white cheese similar to cream cheese, made from whole or partly skimmed milk in Neufchâtel, a town in N France.
  • night safe — a safe built into the outside wall of a bank, in which customers can deposit money at times when the bank is closed
  • o'flaherty — Liam [lee-uh m] /ˈli əm/ (Show IPA), 1896–1984, Irish novelist.
  • of a truth — certainly
  • other half — the people of an economic class clearly different from one's own or from that to which reference is being made: a glimpse of how the other half lives.
  • our father — Lord's Prayer.
  • parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
  • patch reef — an isolated coral growth forming a small platform in a lagoon, barrier reef, or atoll.
  • pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • photoflash — flashbulb.
  • pinfeather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
  • rabbitfish — a puffer, Lagocephalus laevigatus.
  • right 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.
  • safari hat — brimmed hat worn on wildlife tours
  • satchelful — the amount a satchel will hold
  • shit-faced — very drunk.
  • smithcraft — the work or craft of a smith
  • soft wheat — a wheat characterized by soft, starchy kernels that yield a flour used in making pastry, breakfast cereals, etc.
  • softheaded — stupid or foolish
  • starfished — lying with arms and legs outstretched; spread-eagled
  • stealthful — secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
  • stepfather — the husband of one's mother by a later marriage.
  • stomachful — the amount one's stomach can hold
  • technofear — fear of using technological devices, such as computers; technophobia
  • thalliform — resembling a thallus
  • thankfully — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
  • thereafter — after that in time or sequence; afterward: Thereafter they did not speak.
  • threadfish — any of several jacks of the genus Alectis, especially A. ciliaris, having the front rays of the dorsal and anal fins greatly elongated.
  • trash fish — a fish traditionally sold only for animal feed or manufactured products.
  • turboshaft — a gas turbine used to deliver shaft power, as to a helicopter rotor.
  • ultrafiche — a form of microfiche with the images greatly reduced in size, generally by a factor of 100 or more.
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